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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cliges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does King Arthur decide to cross over to?
(a) Britain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Cronwall.
(d) Brittany.

2. Where does Cliges take Fenice's "dead" body?
(a) The castle.
(b) The tower.
(c) To England.
(d) To Germany.

3. 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.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the three joys and honors Alexander receives?
(a) The finest kingdom of Wales.
(b) The crown of the Greek empire.
(c) Marriage to his beloved.
(d) The castle he captured.

5. What causes Alexander to return home to Greece?
(a) The news of his mother's death and his brother becoming emperor.
(b) The news of his brother's death, meaning he has to be emperor.
(c) The news of his father and brother's death, meaning he has to be emperor.
(d) The news of his father's death and his brother becoming emperor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erec decide to do with the daughter of the vavasor?

2. Who is the first person Erec encounters on his journey for the Joy of the Court?

3. Cliges begins by mentioning the Emperor of which lands?

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

5. What is the first glory of Alexander's knighthood?

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