A Story of Robin Hood quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Which kind of story is "A Story of Robin Hood"?

   • Correct answer: Legend
   • Myth
   • Tall Tale
   • Science Fiction
   • Mystery

   A legend is an old story about a famous hero that people passed down for many years. Baldwin says songs about Robin Hood were sung "for hundreds of years after-ward," and this tale comes from one of them.

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   Question 2. Where did Robin Hood and his band of outlaws live?

   • In caves in the north country
   • In a village near the church
   • Correct answer: In Sherwood forest
   • In a castle by the sea

   The outlaws lived in Sherwood forest, "where the king often went to hunt deer."

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   Question 3. Which statement best fits how Baldwin describes Robin Hood?

   • A cruel thief who robbed rich and poor alike
   • Correct answer: A lawless outlaw who was kind to the poor
   • A perfect hero who never broke any law
   • A loyal soldier who fought for King John

   Baldwin calls Robin "a rude, lawless fellow," but also says "He was always kind to the poor." Some people praised him and some blamed him.

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   Question 4. Why does Robin leave the young man alone the first time he sees him?

   • Correct answer: He thinks the young man is on his way to his wedding
   • He sees that the young man has no money to give
   • He is too busy hunting the king's deer that day
   • He knows the young man is a friend of the band

   Robin says, "I will not trouble him," because he thinks the young man "is on his way to his wedding."

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   Question 5. What color was the young man's fine suit on the first day?

   • Green
   • Blue
   • Gray
   • Correct answer: Red

   He wore "a fine suit of bright red cloth." The next day he left his scarlet coat at home.

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   Question 6. Why is Allin-a-Dale so sad the next day?

   • Robin Hood's men robbed him of all his money
   • He lost the gold ring he saved for his bride
   • Correct answer: His bride's father chose a rich old man
   • His bride ran away to marry a young lord

   Allin says, "her father has promised her to a rich old man whom she never saw."

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   Question 7. How long has Allin-a-Dale kept the gold ring for his bride?

   • Correct answer: Seven years
   • Five years
   • Three years
   • One year

   Allin says, "I have kept it these seven years."

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   Question 8. Allin has no money to pay Robin. What does he offer instead?

   • To give Robin his gold ring
   • Correct answer: To be Robin's servant
   • To fight as one of Robin's archers
   • To hunt the king's deer for him

   Allin says, "I have no money," "but I will promise to be your servant." Robin helps him anyway.

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   Question 9. Robin "made haste to dress himself as a harper." What does made haste mean?

   • Waited
   • Correct answer: Hurried
   • Grew worried
   • Rested

   To make haste means to hurry. Robin had to be quick, because the bride "is to be married this very day."

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    Question 10. How does Robin get into the church without being stopped?

    • He dresses as a bishop and leads the wedding
    • He hides among the guests in a red suit
    • He comes as the rich old man's servant
    • Correct answer: He dresses as a harper, and the bishop asks him in

    Robin dresses as a harper. The bishop loves harp music and says, "Come in, and play for us."

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    Question 11. The old man "was feeble and gray." What does feeble mean?

    • Angry and quick to shout at others
    • Correct answer: Weak and without much strength
    • Proud of his great wealth
    • Sad and close to tears

    Feeble means weak, without much strength. The old man is bent with age, while the bride is young.

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    Question 12. What happens when Robin blows his horn three times?

    • Correct answer: Twenty-four of his men in green run to the church
    • The bishop stops the wedding and sends all home
    • The rich old man runs from the church in fear
    • The bride runs out of the church to find Allin

    "Four and twenty men, all dressed in green" come running across the fields, and Allin-a-Dale is at the front.

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    Question 13. Robin says, "Let the bride choose for herself." What idea does this show?

    • A father knows best whom his daughter should wed
    • The bishop should decide who is the best match
    • Rich men always make the best husbands
    • Correct answer: A young woman should choose whom she marries

    Robin says the old man is "no match" and lets the bride choose. She chooses Allin-a-Dale, the man she loves.

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    Question 14. The story begins, "In the rude days of King Richard and King John." What does rude mean here?

    • Impolite, with very bad manners
    • Peaceful and calm, with no fighting at all
    • Correct answer: Rough and wild, with few comforts
    • Rich and full of grand palaces

    Here rude means rough and wild. Those were hard times, with great woods and outlaws hiding in them.

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    Question 15. Where does Baldwin say the tale of Allin-a-Dale comes from?

    • Correct answer: One of the many old songs about Robin Hood
    • A history book written by King John's men
    • A letter Allin-a-Dale wrote to his children
    • A diary Robin Hood kept in Sherwood forest

    Baldwin says "A great many songs were made up about Robin Hood," and this is "a little story that is told in one of those songs." Robin Hood is a figure of legend.

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    Question 16. Which of these events actually happened in the story?

    • Robin's outlaws dressed in suits of green.

      Happened

      They "were dressed in suits of green, and armed with bows and arrows."

    • Robin let his men rob poor people as well as rich ones.

      Didn't happen

      Robin never let his men harm anybody "but the rich men who lived in great houses and did no work."

    • Robin divided what the band took fairly among his men.

      Happened

      He gave "to each man his just share."

    • Allin-a-Dale had only five shillings and a ring.

      Happened

      He tells Robin, "I have nothing at all," "but five shillings and a ring."

    • The church was right next to Robin's tree.

      Didn't happen

      Allin says "the church is five miles away."

    • The bishop was glad to see a harper.

      Happened

      He says, "There is no music that I like so well as that of the harp."

    • The bride chose the rich old man.

      Didn't happen

      Blushing, she says, "I choose Allin-a-Dale."

    • The rich old man went home in a great rage.

      Happened

      After the young couple were married, "the rich old man went home in a great rage."

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