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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. Whose army is Arthur fighting in "The Passing of Arthur"?
2. What does Elaine cherish in the beginning of "Lancelot and Elaine"?
3. Who taunts Tristram over his infidelity in "The Last Tournament"?
4. Who had brought the Holy Grail to England?
5. What does Ettarre do once Pelleas wins the prize for her in the tournament?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Percivale give as the exposition of how the Holy Grail came about?
2. What is Arthur's justification for his anger at the knights for taking the oath in "The Holy Grail"?
3. What does Arthur think of the night before the battle in "The Passing of Arthur"?
4. What is happening to Camelot in "The Last Tournament"?
5. How does Tennyson break apart from the medieval vision of love in "Lancelot and Elaine" - and essentially in the book as a whole?
6. How does Tennyson's version of "Lancelot and Elaine" embody Romantic notions of love?
7. What is taking place in the beginning of "Guinevere"?
8. Describe the allusions to Christ in "The Passing of Arthur."
9. What does Arthur ask of Bedivere in "The Passing of Arthur" regarding Excalibur? What does Bedivere do?
10. What theme does Tristram represent in "The Last Tournament"? Where has this theme been seen before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the depiction of love in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King." How does his depiction of love and other emotions differ from that of the medieval period?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the stories of "Gareth and Lynette" and "Pelleas and Ettarre." What themes do these stories share? How do they differ in their outcomes?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of "revenge" in the stories of "Idylls of the King." In what stories is this theme prevalent? Which characters represent the theme?
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