The Dragon and The Raven 19
Study Guide Questions for Ch. 19 “United”
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Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Deception, Justice, Religion, Prudence, Home, Civilization
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
Where did Edmund go immediately after leaving the camp of the Danes?
What decision was made by the crew of the Dragon concerning the rescue of Freda?
According to the text, why was Siegbert pleased that the decks of the enemy ships were full?
How did Sweyn meet his fate?
What arrangements were made for Feda to learn more about Christianity?
What did Siegbert ask Edmund’s blessing to do?
What policy of justice had King Alfred changed in Edmund’s absence?
How did Alfred prepare his people for the coming renewal of hostilities from the Danes?
Which city in England “which had long been in the Northmen's hands” did Alfred take back and how did he convince his people to move back into it?
In Alfred’s 29+ years as King what remarkable things did he accomplish even while combating the viking invasion?
What stood for many years in “the great hall of Sherborne as a memorial of the valiant deeds performed against the Danes by Ealdorman Edmund?”
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
The text tells us that “After a discussion of all the different plans upon which they might act, it was determined that the attempt to rescue Freda should be made at once, as they considered it certain that Sweyn with a large portion of his band would set out at daybreak to take vengeance upon the natives.” Why were they “certain” about what Sweyn would do? Given what actually takes place in the story, what lesson should we learn about probabilistic reasoning?
Why did Edmund wish to put a separation between Sweyn’s galleys from the other ships?
What about Edmund and Freda’s wedding was such a “novelty” that it drew a “great crowd of spectators?”
Why would Edmund continue to call Freda by her old name rather than her new “Christian name?”
Why is it particularly disappointing to see Athelstan fighting against Alfred and the Saxons?
Why were the Saxons now able to effectively drive out the Danes when before they seemed powerless to do so?
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
The text tells us that by the end of Alfred’s reign “The kingly authority had greatly increased, and the great ealdormen were no longer semi-independent nobles, but officers of the crown.” Do you think this is a good or a bad thing? Explain your reasoning for your answer.
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Proverbs 29:4 and Proverbs 29:26 and relate it to our current reading.
Read Micah 6:8. What are some instances from The Dragon and The Raven where King Alfred seems to be obeying these biblical precepts?