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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Erec and Enide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contest does Erec participate in?
(a) The jousting contest.
(b) A duel.
(c) The archery contest.
(d) The sparrowhawk contest.

2. Who does Queen Guinevere send second to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Erec.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Her maid-in-waiting.

3. Who does Queen Guinevere send first to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Her maid-in-waiting.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Erec.

4. What does Erec give as his reason for accompanying the party who has set out to find the white stag?
(a) He wants to claim the kiss.
(b) He wants to keep the king company.
(c) He wants to kill the white stag.
(d) He wants to keep the queen company.

5. What must Erec do to discover the Joy of the Court?
(a) Fight the tall knight.
(b) Kiss the attractive maiden.
(c) Slay the beast.
(d) Fight King Evrain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Erec to decide to leave King Arthur's court?

2. What have the giants done that causes Erec to go in pursuit of them?

3. What object is described in great detail as having been made by fairies?

4. What is at the end of a row of stakes?

5. What is discovered to happen to any man who goes in search of the Joy of the Court?

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