Question

in the legend of king arthur, gareth is the youngest son of king lot and queen bellicent of orkney. gareth longs to become a knight, but his older brother gawain, who is already a knight in arthurs court. queen bellicent finally allows gareth to travel to camelot, arthurs castle, but only if gareth promises to disguise himself and serve as a cemelet kitchen - servant for a year.

gareth proves himself
an excerpt adapted from idylls of the king
by alfred, lord tennyson

lust. gareth hearing both hands heavily
down on the shoulders of his men,
approached between them toward the king, and asked,
\a boon, sir king! grant me to serve
for meat and drink among thy kitchen - knaves
a twelvemonth and a day, nor seek my name.
hereafter i will fight.\

to him the king said,
\a goodly youth and worth a goodlier boon!\

so gareth all for glory underwent
the scurvy yoke of kitchen - vassalage!

which word best expresses the meaning of assailed as it is used in paragraph 6 of \gareths tournament disguise\?
a rejected
b approached
c attacked
d congratulated

Explanation:

In the context of the story - related text, when considering the word "assailed", it is most closely related to being "attacked". The other options like "rejected", "approached", and "congratulated" do not convey the same meaning as "assailed" which implies a forceful or aggressive action.

Answer:

C. attacked