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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. Parzival refuses to be __________, so he sets out to pursue more hardships in his quest for the Gral.

2. Who is the person who has guarded the tree that Gawan needs to seek in order to please Orgeluse?

3. Gawan and the other knight race toward each other for the _________, according to the story.

4. Gawan's host refuses to answer any questions about the castle as they say it will bring _________ to Gawan's heart.

5. Queen Arnive asks _________ to remove the cause of Itonje's grief, according to the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gawan learn when he meets King Vegulaht at Barbigoel?

2. What is strange about the duel that Gawan has to be in at the start of this section?

3. What does Orgeluse say Gawan can do in order to win her love, according to the story?

4. What does Gawan find in a meadow one day when he is trying to find the Gral?

5. What does Gawan do which ignores his host's fears, according to the story?

6. What does Gawan grant to King Gramoflanz after conceding the victory in the story?

7. What does Gawan do when he wakes up in the morning?

8. What does the knight tell Gawan about Orgeluse when they ride to meet the injured knight?

9. What does the lady do when Gawan insists upon serving her?

10. What is everyone overjoyed to learn from the letter that is dispatched to King Arthur's court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of pledging one's self to a Queen is something many people are not aware of or interested in.

Part 1: What do you think about committing yourself to serve a person?

Part 2: How is the idea of being a knight like being a slave?

Part 3: Why do you think knights were interested in protecting the Queens?

Essay Topic 2

Parzival is kept hidden from the world, away from the tales of being a knight.

Part 1: Why is it a good idea to hide Parzival from the tales of being a knight?

Part 2: Why is it a negative thing to hide Parzival from the tales of knights?

Part 3: Why do you think Queen Herzeloyde kept Parzival away?

Essay Topic 3

Parzival does not ask the question that will free the man from his mysterious ailment.

Part 1: Why is Parzival the one who has the ask the question that will free the man?

Part 2: Why doesn't Parzival ask then question that is needed to be asked?

Part 3: How do you think Parzival could have smoothed things over after not asking the question?

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