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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Story of the Grail (Perceval).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object must Sir Gawain search for?
(a) The golden bow.
(b) The holy grail.
(c) The bleeding lance.
(d) Excalibur.

2. Why do the other knights make fun of Erec after he is married for a while?
(a) They feel that he spends too much time fighting and not enough time with his new wife.
(b) They feel that he spends an excessive amount of time with his wife and not enough time in tournaments.
(c) They feel that he is no longer as brave now that he is married.
(d) They feel that he is no longer a worthy knight because he is no longer single.

3. Who says "Be certain, had I not loved you, I would never have undertaken this"?
(a) Erec.
(b) Enide.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Guivret.

4. What reward does Sir Gawain get for evading the five hundred arrows and killing the lion?
(a) He marries one of the queens and is made king of the castle.
(b) He marries the maiden.
(c) He is made prince and lord of the castle.
(d) He is made prince of the castle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the beds reserved for in the lodging that Sir Gawain and Lancelot come to?

2. What does Guiromelant give Sir Gawain to give to his sweetheart?

3. Who is Perceval's mother?

4. After leaving King Arthur a second time, who do Erec and Enide come across and why is she distressed?

5. Who lusts after Blancheflor?

(see the answer key)

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