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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. Whom does the woodsman tell Balin he believes gave the wood spirits invisible powers in "Balin and Balan"?
2. Arthur's royalty is questioned because people don't believe he is whose son?
3. Balin ends up going toward whose realm in "Balin and Balan"?
4. In the Dedication, the Queen of Orkney says, "A doubtful throne is ____ on summer seas."
5. What are Balin's praises of the Queen met with in Pellam's castle?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the major theme of "Merlin and Vivien"?
2. Who do Enid and Geraint encounter along their path in "Geraint and Enid"? What takes place?
3. What is the state of England in "The Coming of Arthur"? Upon whose kingdom is the point of focus?
4. In the story of "The Marriage of Geraint," what does the dwarf do to Guinevere's maiden and Geraint? What does Geraint vow?
5. What misunderstanding does Geraint undergo in "The Marriage of Geraint"? Why?
6. What is Arthur's question for Balin and Balan when he summons them to court?
7. Who does Leodogran summon to prove Arthur's birth? What do they relay?
8. What does Guinevere represent to Balin in "Balin and Balan"? How does this affect his actions?
9. What finally convinces Leodogran of Arthur's nobility?
10. Discuss irony as it applies to the story of "Geraint and Enid" in a medieval sense.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of "humility" in "Idylls of the King." In what stories does this theme stand in the forefront? What symbols reinforce the theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Tennyson's use of symbolism and motif in "Idylls of the King." How do these examples illustrate the stories' themes?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the structural elements of "Idylls of the King." Identify and define the voice, tense, and verse style of the poems in your answer.
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