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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving King Arthur a second time, who do Erec and Enide come across and why is she distressed?
(a) A maiden who is crying because her lover has been kidnapped.
(b) A maiden who is crying because her lover has been slain.
(c) A knight who is crying because his lover has been slain.
(d) A knight who is crying because his lover has been kidnapped.

2. 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) King Evrain.
(c) A beast.
(d) A handsome and tall knight.

3. 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.

4. Which of the following three people do NOT want to marry Fenice?
(a) Duke of Saxony's nephew.
(b) Duke of Saxony.
(c) Alis.
(d) Cliges.

5. Who captures the white stag?
(a) Erec.
(b) King Yder.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) King Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Erec befriend after a fight?

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

4. What adventures does Erec decide to undertake after hearing of it from Guivret?

5. What is discovered to happen to any man who goes in search of the Joy of the Court?

(see the answer key)

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