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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to discover that Alexander and Soredamour are attracted to one another?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Queen Guinevere.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Count Angres.

2. Who does Queen Guinevere send second to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?
(a) Erec.
(b) Her maid-in-waiting.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) King Arthur.

3. 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) A beast.
(d) King Evrain.

4. What must Erec do to discover the Joy of the Court?
(a) Kiss the attractive maiden.
(b) Slay the beast.
(c) Fight the tall knight.
(d) Fight King Evrain.

5. What does Erec give as his reason for accompanying the party who has set out to find the white stag?
(a) He wants to claim the kiss.
(b) He wants to keep the queen company.
(c) He wants to keep the king company.
(d) He wants to kill the white stag.

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

7. After fighting the giants, what happens to Erec once he has returned to Enide?
(a) He dies.
(b) He continues his journey.
(c) He becomes ill.
(d) He faints.

8. How does Alis break his oath to his brother?
(a) By giving up the throne to Cliges.
(b) By not giving up the throne to Cliges.
(c) By retaining the crown.
(d) By deciding to take a wife.

9. Who is Thessala?
(a) Alis' wife.
(b) Fenice's nurse.
(c) Duke of Saxony's wife.
(d) Cliges' nurse.

10. Who discovers Fenice and Cliges together?
(a) Thessala.
(b) Bertrand.
(c) Alis.
(d) John.

11. What adventures does Erec decide to undertake after hearing of it from Guivret?
(a) The Slaying of the Giants.
(b) The Contest of the Sparrowhawk.
(c) The Joy of the Court.
(d) The Hunt of the White Stag.

12. Who is Fenice?
(a) The German Emperor's daughter.
(b) Queen Guinevere's lady-in-waiting.
(c) The Greek Emperor's daughter.
(d) King Arthur's niece.

13. What happens to Enide once Erec has returned to her after slaying the giants?
(a) She continues the journey with Erec.
(b) She is forced into marriage with a count.
(c) She heals Erec's wounds and rests.
(d) She goes to console the young maiden whose lover was taken.

14. How is Alis deceived into thinking he has possessed Fenice?
(a) Thessala gives him a potion.
(b) Fenice gives him a potion.
(c) Fenice has one of her ladies-in-waiting pose as her.
(d) Thessala poses as Fenice.

15. What custom does King Arthur wish to revive?
(a) The hunt for the golden stag.
(b) The quest for the golden fleece.
(c) The quest for the sword in the stone.
(d) The hunt for the white stag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three joys and honors Alexander receives?

2. After the Joy has ended, what does Erec decide to do?

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

4. What causes Alexander to return home to Greece?

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

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