The Dragon and The Raven 17

Study Guide Questions for Ch. 17 “A Long Chase”

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Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)

Hope vs. Despair, Wilderness vs. Civilization, Appearance vs. Reality, Deception

Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)

1. What natural occurrence hindered the Dragon from intercepting Sweyn’s vessel?

2. What happened to hinder the Dragon even further when they attempted to pursue Sweyn in the fog?

3. What other weather condition didn’t cooperate with Edmund’s wishes even after the fog had lifted?

4. Where did Edmund hope to intercept Sweyn’s convoy on their way to Italy?

5. What made Jarl Siegbert realize that they had not found the place they were looking for?

6. What did Edmund decide to do after a week of waiting for Sweyn without any sight of him?

7. What was Italy like compared to northern Europe (with which Edmund was more familiar)?

8. Who joined the crew of the dragon in Italy?

9. What prominent person was Edmund invited to meet?

10. What measures were taken with the Dragon in order to help Edmund achieve his goals?

11. How did Edmund learn of Sweyn’s approximate location?

Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)

1. What might be inferred about Sweyn from his decision to use the fog to escape the Dragon?

2. The text tells us that when the dragon stopped to purchase more provisions that “there was no wrangling for terms.” What does this mean and why was it the case?

3. According to the story, when Edmund and the crew of the Dragon landed in Italy “it was indeed their first sight of civilization.” Why was this considered civilization whereas England, at the time, was not?

4. Probabilistic reasoning involves making the best decisions possible based upon limited (incomplete) information. How do we see some examples of Edmund using probabilistic reasoning in this chapter?

Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)

1. Was it wise or foolish for the pope to pay the Danes “a large sum of money” to stay away? What facts would seem to favor either decision? Explain and defend your answer.

Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)

1. Read 2 Kings Ch. 18-19. How can this story in Scripture be related to our current reading (as well as other parts of The Dragon and The Raven). What should we learn from these things?