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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 challenge does Alis try to dissuade Cliges from accepting?

2. Who kidnaps Fenice?

3. When Cliges finally reveals his identity to Sir Gawain and King Arthur, what do they do?

4. After fighting the giants, what happens to Erec once he has returned to Enide?

5. What does Erec give as his reason for accompanying the party who has set out to find the white stag?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Cliges, Alexander and Alis make a pact. What is this pact, and what does the agreement of the pact say about Alis' character?

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

6. How does Fenice allude to Tristan and Isolde in Cliges?

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

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

9. What advice of his father's does Cliges follow?

10. What is an example of nurse Thessala's cunning in Cliges?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in the Arthurian Romances? Are there different roles? Who are the main female characters, and what do they do? What is their significance, and how do they affect the plot line? What was the role of women in medieval times, and is it accurately portrayed in the tales? Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two main characters from two different stories to compare and contrast. It is best to choose two knights or two female characters for easier comparisons. Discuss each character and analyze them. Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Choose any two of the five stories to compare and contrast. You can narrow it down to comparing and contrasting a particular element or certain concepts in the stories. Use specific examples to support your claims.

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