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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 causes Alexander to return home to Greece?
(a) The news of his father and brother's death, meaning he has to be emperor.
(b) The news of his brother's death, meaning he has to be emperor.
(c) The news of his father's death and his brother becoming emperor.
(d) The news of his mother's death and his brother becoming emperor.

2. What is at the end of a row of stakes?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A uncovered head.
(c) A horn.
(d) A head with a helmet.

3. When Cliges finally reveals his identity to Sir Gawain and King Arthur, what do they do?
(a) Banish him.
(b) Embrace him.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Kill him.

4. What adventures does Erec decide to undertake after hearing of it from Guivret?
(a) The Hunt of the White Stag.
(b) The Slaying of the Giants.
(c) The Joy of the Court.
(d) The Contest of the Sparrowhawk.

5. What happens to the doctors who beat and torture Fenice?
(a) Thessala poisons them.
(b) Cliges slays them.
(c) The court ladies toss them out the window.
(d) Alis slays them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Enide break her promise to Erec as they are traveling?

3. Who is the first to discover that Alexander and Soredamour are attracted to one another?

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

5. After leaving King Arthur a second time, who do Erec and Enide come across and why is she distressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Erec chase after the knight, the maiden, and the dwarf in Erec and Enide?

2. Describe the garden Erec is shown by King Evrain in Erec and Enide.

3. Briefly describe the initial attraction and relationship between Alexander and Soredamour, in Cliges.

4. Give a brief description of the knight, Erec, from Erec and Enide.

5. In Cliges, what does the fading of the golden thread and retention of Soredamor's golden hair in Alexander's shirt sleeve symbolize and foreshadow?

6. How does Enide convince the count who wants to marry her to not kill Erec after he implores her to leave him?

7. What happens after Erec faints after his fight with the giants in Erec and Enide? What does Enide think, and what happens to her?

8. What is the meaning of the hunt for the white stag in Erec and Enide?

9. What foreshadows the eventual discovery of the two secret lovers in Cliges?

10. How does Guivret prove his friendship towards Erec after being told Erec is dead, in Erec and Enide?

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