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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cliges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first glory of Alexander's knighthood?
(a) Presenting the Queen with his prisoners.
(b) Pleding loyalty to King Arthur.
(c) Marrying Soredamour.
(d) Preventing the traitor from killing King Arthur.

2. Who does Queen Guinevere send second to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?
(a) Her maid-in-waiting.
(b) Erec.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Sir Gawain.

3. Who says "The lady is mine, and I am hers. I shall do with her what I wish," and to whom is he referring?
(a) King Arthur about Enide.
(b) Erec about Enide.
(c) The count who marries Enide about Enide.
(d) Guivret the Small about Enide.

4. At King Arthur's court, what is the color of armor that Cliges wears on the third day of the tournament?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

5. Why do the other knights make fun of Erec after he is married for a while?
(a) They feel that he spends too much time fighting and not enough time with his new wife.
(b) They feel that he spends an excessive amount of time with his wife and not enough time in tournaments.
(c) They feel that he is no longer as brave now that he is married.
(d) They feel that he is no longer a worthy knight because he is no longer single.

Short Answer Questions

1. What challenge does Alis try to dissuade Cliges from accepting?

2. What custom does King Arthur wish to revive?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three joys and honors Alexander receives?

4. What adventures does Erec decide to undertake after hearing of it from Guivret?

5. Who is the first person Erec encounters on his journey for the Joy of the Court?

(see the answer key)

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