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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. What is discovered to happen to any man who goes in search of the Joy of the Court?
(a) Nothing. They come back normal.
(b) They meet with death upon returning.
(c) They return with treasure.
(d) They never return.

2. Where does Cliges take Fenice's "dead" body?
(a) The tower.
(b) To England.
(c) The castle.
(d) To Germany.

3. What happens to Enide once Erec has returned to her after slaying the giants?
(a) She goes to console the young maiden whose lover was taken.
(b) She continues the journey with Erec.
(c) She heals Erec's wounds and rests.
(d) She is forced into marriage with a count.

4. Who discovers Fenice and Cliges together?
(a) Alis.
(b) John.
(c) Thessala.
(d) Bertrand.

5. At King Arthur's court, what is the color of armor that Cliges wears on the fourth day of the tournament?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Queen Guinevere send second to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?

2. What is discovered about the man King Arthur left in charge of England?

3. Cliges begins by mentioning the Emperor of which lands?

4. What request does Alexander make of the King?

5. Who says "Love is worse than Hate because he wounds and destroys his devotee"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Briefly describe the initial attraction and relationship between Alexander and Soredamour, in Cliges.

8. What happens after Erec faints after his fight with the giants in Erec and Enide? What does Enide think, and what happens to her?

9. What is the meaning of the hunt for the white stag in Erec and Enide?

10. In Cliges, Alexander and Alis make a pact. What is this pact, and what does the agreement of the pact say about Alis' character?

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