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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 the Queen dress her son in so as to make sure that he is not accepted as a knight?
(a) Formal garments.
(b) Fool's clothing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Rags.

2. The ________ bestows the sword upon Parzival and says that it will stand in good stead whenever it is tested in battle.
(a) King.
(b) Angler.
(c) Page.
(d) Queen.

3. What is Parzival seeking when he talks to the Angler during that evening?
(a) Shelter.
(b) His brother.
(c) A woman.
(d) Food.

4. Who rides out in search of Parzival with the intention of making him a part of the Round Table?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Ither.
(c) Guenivere.
(d) Gawan.

5. A servant of Lady ___________ sees Parzival and raises an alarm for King Arthur's knights.
(a) Cunneware.
(b) Antikione.
(c) Bene.
(d) Orleguse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Parzival tells the seneschal to submit the surrender of Clamide to Lady Cunneware as well as to _____________.

2. Custom dictates that the _________ brother inherits the entirety of the father's estate when he dies.

3. Wolfram says that he does not resent any who speak better of ____________ than he does.

4. Obie believes that Gawan is a __________ when they first meet as Gawan tries to determine what the situation is.

5. The ________ Knight appears to fight and excels in the battle at this point of the story.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the page walk through the room carrying when Parzival is at the castle?

2. What happens as a result of Gahmuret's wish being granted after the king grants him all that he wants?

3. What does Queen Condwiramurs tell Parzival when she sneaks into his chambers late one evening?

4. What happens to the eldest son after his father passes, according to the story's contents?

5. Why does Gawan forgo fighting during this section of the story?

6. What does the Queen of Waleis offer to the winner of the tournament that is in her land?

7. What happens when Segramors rides out to challenge Parzival?

8. What does Parzival do, even though he has been warned not to do so by knights on the other side of the door?

9. Why does Orilus act so violently towards his wife when he returns from battle?

10. What does Parzival come across one day, despite the rules that his mother has for him?

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