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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Knight with the Lion (Yvain).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says "Love is worse than Hate because he wounds and destroys his devotee"?
(a) Queen Guinevere.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Soredamour.
(d) King Arthur.

3. What is said to happen if a man can lift the slab in the church's cemetery unaided?
(a) All the spirits of the cemetery will be free.
(b) All the foreign prisoners will go free.
(c) All the gold underneath will belong to him.
(d) He will be granted safe passage on his quest.

4. Under what conditions must Yvain fight the demon brothers?
(a) The lion must be locked away.
(b) The lion must help him.
(c) He cannot use a sword.
(d) He cannot use a shield.

5. How does the lion demonstrate loyalty once more?
(a) He fights Sir Gawain.
(b) He chews his way out of the room to assist Yvain.
(c) He helps heal Yvain.
(d) He listens exactly to what Yvain says.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the first fight, who does Yvain fight next?

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

3. In the beginning of The Knight with the Lion, to whom is the queen speaking when she says, "You are malicious and ill bred to quarrel with your companions"?

4. Whose assistance does the older daughter of the Lord of Blackthorn gain?

5. Upon whom does the King bestow the kiss of the white stag?

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