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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. Who is King Pellam's heir in "Balin and Balan"?
2. Who had lost to the King of Lot in "that first war," as stated in "Balin and Balan"?
3. How does Vivien tell Guinevere that her parents died?
4. The men in the tournament in "The Marriage of Geraint" are only allowed to participate if they have who with them?
5. What kind of weapons does Geraint wield in the tournament in "The Marriage of Geraint"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Balin met with at Pellam's castle in "Balin and Balan"?
2. How does Edyrn's transformation have religious undertones?
3. Describe the character of Edyrn between "The Marriage of Geraint" and "Geraint and Enid."
4. What misunderstanding does Geraint undergo in "The Marriage of Geraint"? Why?
5. Discuss irony as it applies to the story of "Geraint and Enid" in a medieval sense.
6. What justification is there in Vivien's attempts to expose the scandals of the royal palace?
7. What does Vivien turn her attention to once her flirtations with Arthur fail in "Merlin and Vivien"? What does she want?
8. From where did the story of "Balin and Balan" originate?
9. How are women and men characterized in "Gareth and Lynette"?
10. What finally convinces Leodogran of Arthur's nobility?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although infidelity is not the central focus of "Balin and Balan," its impact affects the emotions and actions of the characters. Describe how this occurs.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the subject of sorcery in "Idylls of the King." Who represents this concept in particular? How did this character originate? What was the medieval belief of magic?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the structural elements of "Idylls of the King." Identify and define the voice, tense, and verse style of the poems in your answer.
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