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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three joys and honors Alexander receives?
(a) The crown of the Greek empire.
(b) The castle he captured.
(c) Marriage to his beloved.
(d) The finest kingdom of Wales.

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

3. What does Erec instruct Enide NOT to do as they are traveling?
(a) Whistle.
(b) Sing.
(c) Eat.
(d) Talk.

4. After the Joy has ended, what does Erec decide to do?
(a) Continue on his journey.
(b) Stay with King Evrain.
(c) Seek out another adventure.
(d) Go back to King Arthur.

5. Cliges begins by mentioning the Emperor of which lands?
(a) England and Greece.
(b) Rome and Greece.
(c) Constantinople and Babylon.
(d) Greece and Constantinople.

6. Who is the second son of the Emperor?
(a) Alis.
(b) Cliges.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Tantalis.

7. What does Soredamour tuck into the sleeves and collar of Alexander's shirt?
(a) Beads.
(b) Coins.
(c) Gold.
(d) Strands of hair.

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. Whom does Erec befriend after a fight?
(a) Kay.
(b) The count.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Guivret the Small.

14. What happens to the doctors who beat and torture Fenice?
(a) Alis slays them.
(b) The court ladies toss them out the window.
(c) Thessala poisons them.
(d) Cliges slays them.

15. What is at the end of a row of stakes?
(a) A horn.
(b) A uncovered head.
(c) A head with a helmet.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Alexander make of the King?

2. It is discovered that the maiden sitting on the bed is who?

3. What is Erec's status in life?

4. At King Arthur's court, what is the color of armor that Cliges wears on the first day of the tournament?

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

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