Winning His Spurs 4

Study Guide Questions for Ch. 7-8

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

Hate, Prudence, Love, Friendship, Adoption, Death and Resurrection, Revenge, Obsession Indulgence, Ignorance, Arrogance

Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)

1. What was it determined that Cuthbert should not do after his victory over Sir Jacquelin’s page?

2. How were the English and French armies planning to proceed onto the next part of their journeys?

3. What happened to Cuthbert and Cnut while they were in town acquiring supplies?

4. After fleeing for his life, who aided Cuthbert and defended him against his attackers?

5. What difficulties was Cuthbert faced with in his desire to return to the English camp?

6. What plan did Cuthbert ultimately decide on for attempting to get back to Sir Walter and the rest?

7. What did we learn about Cuthbert’s guide as far as his vocational goals? 

8. What happened to Cuthbert’s guide?

9. Whom did Cuthbert meet at the fork in the road and what came of it?

10. When Cuthbert’s enemies caught up to him, what happened?

11. How was Cuthbert received, and by whom was he received, when he returned to the English camp?

12. What were the conditions like for the soldiers while travelling by sea?

13. What kind of trouble did Sir Walter foresee which might cause a problem between the French and English soldiers? 

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

1. Why is Cnut so fond of Cuthbert?

2. Why would Sir Jacquelin attack Cuthbert after his page lost in a fair fight?

3. What is one good thing we might infer about King Richard, and one bad thing, from the threat he made to Sir John de Cahors?

4. How might Cuthbert have deduced that the “mendicant” at the fork of the road was an enemy?

5. Why were the men so amazed by the sight of a volcano?

6. What pattern of behavior do we see in King Richard?

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

1. Offer a definition for the concept of “civilization.” How is a civilization formed and what is necessary to maintain a civilization? What kind of things work against the establishment and preservation of civilization? How do these ideas relate to our present reading (be specific by giving instances and characters)?

2. Define the vice of indulgence. How do we see this vice at work in the story so far? Is this sin harmful only to those who practice it or does it harm others also? How can one develop the virtue of Temperance over and against Indulgence?

Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)

1. Read 2 Samuel 11. How might we relate this passage of Scripture to our present reading?