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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. Why does Yvain fight Sir Gawain even though they are supposed to know one another?
(a) Because Yvain's wife was stolen by the man.
(b) Because they hate each other.
(c) Because they are now enemies.
(d) Because they do not recognize each other.

2. Upon hearing the rumor of Lancelot's death, which of the following is NOT among what ruins Queen Guinevere's beauty?
(a) Grief.
(b) Fever.
(c) Fasting for two days.
(d) Vigils.

3. Who does Yvain fall in love with and marry?
(a) The Lady of the Lake.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Laudine.
(d) Lunete.

4. Who begs Yvain, In disguise, to stay after he and his lion battle?
(a) Morgan.
(b) Laudine.
(c) Lunete.
(d) Guinevere.

5. What does the maiden pretend is being done to her by six knights?
(a) Murder.
(b) Incest.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Rape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ashamed that he could not defeat Meleagant?

2. Whose assistance does the younger daughter seek?

3. How does Lancelot join the Queen in her room?

4. What does the dwarf tell Lancelot to do?

5. Whose assistance does the older daughter of the Lord of Blackthorn gain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two ways that Yvain shows his love for Laudine?

2. What are a few examples of Lancelot's demonstrating his love for the Queen in The Knight of the Cart?

3. What are some instances in which Lancelot's appeal to women is depicted?

4. Why does Yvain go in search of the spring?

5. With Kay insisting upon leaving after the knight issues a challenge, what qualities does he show and how does it affect the Queen in The Knight of the Cart?

6. What is the story behind the storm stone in The Knight with the Lion?

7. How is Lunete's identity foreshadowed when Yvain comes across her as a prisoner?

8. What agreement do Yvain and Laudine come to when Yvain is told of King Arthur's tournament?

9. Even though there is a lot of indication of magic and sorcery, what is the only real magic displayed in The Knight of the Cart?

10. What actions of Lancelot's in The Knight of the Cart are considered shameful, and why?

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