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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 reputation does Lanval soon gain?
(a) For being a coward and uncertain.
(b) For being brave and mighty.
(c) For being generous and living honorably.
(d) For being rich and attractive.

2. Not wishing to be judged by her own false words, what does the woman do?
(a) She conspires to have a servant leave one of the girls at a church.
(b) She gives birth to her twins in secret.
(c) She gives both of her babies away.
(d) She begs to be saved.

3. What does Bisclavret admit to his wife?
(a) He has a mistress.
(b) He is unhappy in his marriage.
(c) He is a werewolf.
(d) He is a vampire.

4. What does the other woman's mother intend to have Le Fresne do?
(a) Marry someone else to get her out of Gurun's household.
(b) Become her daughter's maidservant.
(c) Marry Gurun instead.
(d) Marry Gurun's brother.

5. What does the woman tell the king to suggest to her husband on the third day?
(a) He should leave for Jerusalem.
(b) He should return home.
(c) They each take a bath.
(d) They should go hunting together.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the woman's husband returns, what does the king do?

2. What is the woman forced to do?

3. When another woman is chosen to be the lord's wife, what does Le Fresne do?

4. When the lover begins to slow, what does the princess do?

5. When the king discovers the lovers, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Guigemar's life threatened? Why is it threatened? What is the conclusion of this story?

2. How do Milun and his son meet for the first time?

3. What does Isolde urge Tristram to do? Why do they weep?

4. What does Bisclavret do when he turns into a werewolf? What does his wife insist on knowing about her husband?

5. What happens when the knight and the princess reach the top of the mountain?

6. What does the knight do regarding the potion during his climb?

7. What does Tristram compose? Why does he do this?

8. Why does a lady arrange a tournament?

9. How does Eliduc fall in love with Guilliadun?

10. What does the knight do with the potion before he begins the climb?

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