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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Crusaders grieve even more, one of them (Argillan) becomes angry and demands what?

2. Under cover of night, Clorinda and Argantes make their way across the battlefield and into the Crusaders' camp, where they throw what _________.

3. The poet gives a brief history of what empire?

4. What do the men receive that will help them find Rinaldo?

5. Where does this person deposit the two Crusaders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ways Erminia and Tancred are welcomed in Book 7 are contrasting.

Part 1) How are they welcomed? How are these welcomes contrasting?

Part 2) What is the purpose for this contrast?

Part 3) What does this contrast reveal about the characters in this story?

Essay Topic 2

Women in this poem start as enemies.

Part 1) How and why do they start as enemies? What is the ideal woman like? How do you know this?

Part 2) How does this emphasize the unusual qualities of the warrior woman?

Part 3) How do the religious beliefs of the people of this day support this belief about women?

Essay Topic 3

Two angels enter the battle in opposition to each other.

Part 1) Who are these angels? Why do they join the battle?

Part 2) What is the purpose for the angels in this battle?

Part 3) How do these angels support the ideas of good versus evil and women as starting as evil.

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