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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person Erec encounters on his journey for the Joy of the Court?
(a) An attractive maiden sitting on a bed.
(b) A handsome and tall knight.
(c) King Evrain.
(d) A beast.

2. What causes Erec to decide to leave King Arthur's court?
(a) Erec finds out about others despising him.
(b) Enide tells Erec of a plot to kill him.
(c) Erec learns of King Arthur wanting to replace him.
(d) Enide tells Erec of the other's reproach of him.

3. Why does Kay fight Erec even though they know each other?
(a) Kay is testing Erec.
(b) Kay wants Enide for himself.
(c) Kay does not recognize Erec.
(d) Kay detests Erec for leaving.

4. What object is described in great detail as having been made by fairies?
(a) The crown.
(b) Erec's robe.
(c) Enide's gown.
(d) The sceptor.

5. What is discovered to happen to any man who goes in search of the Joy of the Court?
(a) They never return.
(b) They meet with death upon returning.
(c) Nothing. They come back normal.
(d) They return with treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Queen Guinevere send first to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?

2. To which two historical figures is King Arthur compared?

3. What contest does Erec participate in?

4. Who says "Be certain, had I not loved you, I would never have undertaken this"?

5. Whom does Erec befriend after a fight?

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