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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Enide break her promise to Erec as they are traveling?
(a) She no longer loves Erec and wants to break the marriage.
(b) She does not break her promise.
(c) She sees men approaching Erec for a fight and warns him.
(d) She is bored and needs a distraction.

2. What does Erec decide to do with the daughter of the vavasor?
(a) Leave her in poverty.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Take her back to court to marry the king.

3. 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.

4. How does Lancelot join the Queen in her room?
(a) By bending the bars at her window.
(b) By sneaking in through the open window.
(c) By convincing her to unlock her door and let him in.
(d) By unlocking her door and sneaking in.

5. To which two historical figures is King Arthur compared?
(a) Alexander the Great and Ramses I.
(b) Ramses I and Genghis Khan.
(c) Genghis Khan and Julius Caeser.
(d) Alexander the Great and Julius Caeser.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Erec reveal his identity after fighting him?

2. Who does Alexander want to serve?

3. What suggestion does Fenice make to Cliges to escape from Alis?

4. Who is ashamed that he could not defeat Meleagant?

5. What does the maiden pretend is being done to her by six knights?

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