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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 does Guinevere do with the prize from the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Throws it into the river.
(b) Tears it in shreds.
(c) Throws it at him.
(d) Holds it to her breast.
2. Whose forces are defeated in the battle in "Guinevere"?
(a) Gawain's.
(b) Arthur's.
(c) Lancelot's.
(d) Modred's.
3. What happens to Elaine in the end of "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) She falls in love with Merlin.
(b) She is stabbed.
(c) She dies of heartbreak.
(d) She falls in love with Gawain.
4. What does Arthur plan on giving as a prize in his tournament in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) A crown and scepter.
(b) A ruby necklace.
(c) An emerald necklace.
(d) Diamonds.
5. Where does Tristram take a second wife in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Bethany.
(d) Lot.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Pelleas fight in the ending of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
2. With what is Sir Percivale immediately with upon leaving for his search for the Grail?
3. What is the prize in Arthur's tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
4. How long are the knights bound to search for the Holy Grail?
5. Who taunts Tristram over his infidelity in "The Last Tournament"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What theme is the backdrop of "The Holy Grail"?
2. What does Arthur ask of Bedivere in "The Passing of Arthur" regarding Excalibur? What does Bedivere do?
3. Describe the allegory of Eden in "Guinevere."
4. How does Tennyson break apart from the medieval vision of love in "Lancelot and Elaine" - and essentially in the book as a whole?
5. What does Arthur think of the night before the battle in "The Passing of Arthur"?
6. What is the story of the ruby necklace in "The Last Tournament"?
7. What does the exposition reveal of the diamonds in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
8. How does Tennyson's version of "Lancelot and Elaine" embody Romantic notions of love?
9. How does Tennyson depict Gawain in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
10. What is Tennyson's viewpoint of the oath of marriage in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
This section contains 891 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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