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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. _________ arrives and chides Parzival for not freeing Antfortas from his sorrows and asking the question.

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

3. Queen Herzeloyde is stricken with grief after the passing of Gahmuret and fights death only because she is ___________,

4. An assembly of ________ petitions the new kind to show his love for Gahmuret as a brother who wants to explore the world.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Clamide arrives at King Arthur's court after his defeat in battle?

2. What is the intention of King Arthur as he rides in search of Parzival?

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

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

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

6. What does the Repanse de Schoye carry as he walks into the room during Parzival's visit?

7. What does Clamide do in response to learning that Parzival has beaten his knights and that the Queen wants to marry Parzival?

8. What does Gahmuret set out for Toledo to find, according to the story?

9. What happens to cause Gahmuret to want to leave his position as Ampflise's knight?

10. What does Queen Herzeloyde do when she finds out that her son wants to be a knight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parzival is welcomed into the knights of the Round Table after they witness his feats on the field.

Part 1: Why do you think Parzival is a special knight?

Part 2: What are some of the qualities that Parzival has that make him special?

Part 3: How do you think Parzival feels about being a knight of the Round Table?

Essay Topic 2

Gawan is challenged to judicial combat in order to work out an issue, and it would be dishonorable to refuse the challenge.

Part 1: What is judicial combat and what is an example of an issue that might be worked out in this way?

Part 2: Why do you think Gawan feels he needs to be a part of this challenge?

Part 3: What might happen if a person refused to be a part of a fight for honor?

Essay Topic 3

The knights continue to leave their Queens in order to seek out the Gral.

Part 1: Why do you think the search for the Gral is more important than being a knight?

Part 2: How do you think a knight could serve their Queen and seek out the Gral?

Part 3: Do you think a knight should ever leave the side of their Queen?

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