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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 suggestion does Fenice make to Cliges to escape from Alis?
(a) She should fake his death.
(b) She should fake her death.
(c) She should kill Alis.
(d) She should elope.

2. Who captures the white stag?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) King Yder.
(d) Erec.

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

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

5. What causes Alexander to return home to Greece?
(a) The news of his father and brother's death, meaning he has to be emperor.
(b) The news of his father's death and his brother becoming emperor.
(c) The news of his brother's death, meaning he has to be emperor.
(d) The news of his mother's death and his brother becoming emperor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What request does Alexander make of the King?

3. Who says "Be certain, had I not loved you, I would never have undertaken this"?

4. To whom does King Arthur trust the governing of England during his leave?

5. Who says "The lady is mine, and I am hers. I shall do with her what I wish," and to whom is he referring?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the treatment towards Erec by the King when they meet again en route, in Erec and Enide.

4. What foreshadows the eventual discovery of the two secret lovers in Cliges?

5. What is an example of nurse Thessala's cunning in Cliges?

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

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

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

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

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

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