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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Knight with the Lion (Yvain).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the maidens of King Arthur's court plan a tournament?
(a) For entertainment.
(b) To find and declare the best knight.
(c) To find husbands.
(d) For sport.

2. Who says "Never do I seek to be free from Love so as not to devote myself always to his service"?
(a) Soredamour.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Queen Guinevere.
(d) King Arthur.

3. How is Lancelot found by his savior?
(a) His savior heard his lamentations.
(b) His savior beat it out of Meleagant.
(c) His savior followed Meleagant to the hidden location.
(d) His savior found him by accident.

4. What is Soredamour's position?
(a) King Arthur's maiden.
(b) Alexander's wife.
(c) Queen's maiden.
(d) Sir Gawain's wife.

5. Why does the girl try to keep Lancelot from seeing the object she finds?
(a) Because it belongs to Meleagant.
(b) Because it belongs to her knight.
(c) Because it belongs to the Queen.
(d) Because it belongs to King Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the midst of searching for Lancelot, why do Sir Gawain, Kay, and the other knights return to King Arthur's court?

2. At King Arthur's court, what is the color of armor that Cliges wears on the third day of the tournament?

3. What town does Yvain travel to?

4. What is said to happen if a man can lift the slab in the church's cemetery unaided?

5. How does Alis break his oath to his brother?

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