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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. What do the pagans call Ganelon?

2. How many pagans arrived carrying olive branches?

3. How does Marsile expect the interaction to end?

4. How does Ganelon refer to himself?

5. What event will be celebrated with Charlemagne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charlemagne's reaction to Ganelon as the plan continues? What does Charlemagne's comment imply?

2. What tale did Ganelon invent to let Charlemagne know that Marsile had surrendered?

3. What does Marsile want Charlemagne to do? What is Marsile's promise?

4. Who objects to the plan of sending more soldiers to attack Charlemagne? Why is the objection raised? What is Marsile's response?

5. What happens to Oliver and what is the result of the conflict? How does Roland react?

6. What is the relationship between Roland and Ganelon? Between Ganelon and Charlemagne? Between Roland and Charlemagne?

7. What does Charlemagne do to ensure that Bromimonde converts to Christianity? How does Bromimonde respond to the treatment?

8. Which of Charlemagne's men became enraged and what was Charlemagne's reaction? How was this reaction different than one referred to in an earlier stanza?

9. What is Roland's reaction to Blancandrin's tale and promises?

10. What is Charlemagne's reaction when the governors and nobles approach him with the idea that Ganelon should be spared? What happens next?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part way through the story, Archbishop Turpin was faced with one of Marsile's people. The man was known as Siglorel, an enchanter. What is an enchanter? What was Turpin's reaction to Siglorel? Was the reaction justified? What was Siglorel's reputation? How did Siglorel help or hinder Marsile?

Essay Topic 2

Marsile, Baligant, Roland, and Charlemagne all have different methods of arranging their troops before battle. Compare the Saracens' methods against the French. Also compare Marsile's methods to Baligant's and Roland's methods to those employed by Charlemagne.

Essay Topic 3

Charlemagne arrives at Spanish Pass to find all of his soldiers dead. Charlemagne begins to go after the fleeing Saracens but is stopped by an act of nature. What is the act? How is the situation remedied? The act of nature is a metaphor for what moral? Does the solution help or hurt Charlemagne's battle?

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