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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What causes Alexander to return home to Greece?
2. Why does Enide break her promise to Erec as they are traveling?
3. What is discovered to happen to any man who goes in search of the Joy of the Court?
4. Why does Kay fight Erec even though they know each other?
5. What adventures does Erec decide to undertake after hearing of it from Guivret?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Cliges, what does the fading of the golden thread and retention of Soredamor's golden hair in Alexander's shirt sleeve symbolize and foreshadow?
2. Discuss the treatment towards Erec by the King when they meet again en route, in Erec and Enide.
3. What foreshadows the eventual discovery of the two secret lovers in Cliges?
4. What is the sparrowhawk contest in Erec and Enide?
5. How does Fenice allude to Tristan and Isolde in Cliges?
6. What happens after Erec faints after his fight with the giants in Erec and Enide? What does Enide think, and what happens to her?
7. What is the irony behind Alis' choosing of John to build Fenice's tomb in Cliges?
8. Briefly describe Erec's robe of watered silk in Erec and Enide.
9. In Cliges, Alexander and Alis make a pact. What is this pact, and what does the agreement of the pact say about Alis' character?
10. Why do Erec and Enide leave King Arthur's court?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A large part of Arthurian Romances centers around the idea of knights in shining armor. Explore this idea and research the codes and morals of knighthood. What did it mean to be a knight, especially a knight who served King Arthur? What rules were meant to be followed? What was the difference between King Arthur's knights and others, if any? Who are the knights in the five tales? How does each knight depict knighthood? What are the similarities? What are the differences?
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of women in the Arthurian Romances? Are there different roles? Who are the main female characters, and what do they do? What is their significance, and how do they affect the plot line? What was the role of women in medieval times, and is it accurately portrayed in the tales? Use specific examples to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
What is courtly love? Is it similar to the concept of love today? Why or why not? What are guidelines for a relationship to fall under the category of courtly love? What did it mean historically? What does it mean in the Arthurian Romances? What are the examples of courtly love in the stories, and how do you know? What are the similarities and what are the differences between the different love stories? Do they all follow a similar path? Use specific examples to support your claims.
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