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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the second son of the Emperor?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Tantalis.
(c) Alis.
(d) Cliges.

2. Who says "Be certain, had I not loved you, I would never have undertaken this"?
(a) Enide.
(b) Erec.
(c) Guivret.
(d) King Arthur.

3. Which of the following three people do NOT want to marry Fenice?
(a) Alis.
(b) Duke of Saxony's nephew.
(c) Cliges.
(d) Duke of Saxony.

4. When Cliges finally reveals his identity to Sir Gawain and King Arthur, what do they do?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Embrace him.
(d) Banish him.

5. After the Joy has ended, what does Erec decide to do?
(a) Continue on his journey.
(b) Stay with King Evrain.
(c) Go back to King Arthur.
(d) Seek out another adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contest does Erec participate in?

2. At King Arthur's court, what is the color of armor that Cliges wears on the fourth day of the tournament?

3. Whom does Erec befriend after a fight?

4. What custom does King Arthur wish to revive?

5. Who is the first son of the Emperor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Cliges, what is the irony behind the golden hairs stitched into the shirt that Alexander receives from the Queen?

2. Briefly describe Erec's robe of watered silk in Erec and Enide.

3. Describe the garden Erec is shown by King Evrain in Erec and Enide.

4. Give a brief description of the knight, Erec, from Erec and Enide.

5. in Cliges, why does Alexander not want to become a knight in Greece?

6. How does Fenice allude to Tristan and Isolde in Cliges?

7. What is the sparrowhawk contest in Erec and Enide?

8. What advice of his father's does Cliges follow?

9. Why do Erec and Enide leave King Arthur's court?

10. How does Guivret prove his friendship towards Erec after being told Erec is dead, in Erec and Enide?

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