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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Lancelot found by his savior?
(a) His savior followed Meleagant to the hidden location.
(b) His savior heard his lamentations.
(c) His savior found him by accident.
(d) His savior beat it out of Meleagant.

2. What are the terms Yvain must agree to in order to be allowed to leave to attend King Arthur's tournaments?
(a) He must return in less than one year or forfeit his wife's love.
(b) He must slay a giant before he returns or forfeit his wife's love.
(c) He must return in one year or less or forifeit his wife's love.
(d) He must win the tournament or forget about coming home.

3. What does Sir Gawain find upon following Kay?
(a) Kay's horse without Kay.
(b) Kay without his horse.
(c) Kay and his horse's bodies.
(d) Kay's body.

4. After Yvain is restored to health, where does he return to?
(a) The Town of Dire Adventure.
(b) The strom spring.
(c) Lord Blackthorn's lands.
(d) King Arthur's court.

5. Who decides to avenge Calogrenant?
(a) Kay.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Yvain.
(d) Lancelot.

6. When the Lord of Blackthorn dies, what happens?
(a) Yvain inherits the lands.
(b) His older daughter seizes control.
(c) His son seizes control.
(d) His younger daughter seizes control.

7. What request does Kay make?
(a) He wishes to join Lancelot.
(b) He wishes to marry the king's daughter.
(c) He wishes to answer the knight's challenge.
(d) He wishes to be knighted.

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

9. What town does Yvain travel to?
(a) The Dire Town.
(b) The Dire Adventure Town.
(c) The Town of Dire Adventure.
(d) The Town of Adventure.

10. Whose assistance does the younger daughter seek?
(a) Yvain.
(b) The lion.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) King Arthur.

11. Why do the maidens of King Arthur's court plan a tournament?
(a) To find and declare the best knight.
(b) To find husbands.
(c) For entertainment.
(d) For sport.

12. What does the maiden want who approaches Lancelot, after his fight with the proud knight who challenged him?
(a) The defeated knight's head.
(b) The defeated knight's hand in marriage.
(c) His agreement to marry her.
(d) That he lay with her.

13. After the first fight, who does Yvain fight next?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) A wealthy man's sons.
(c) Three knights.
(d) Hairpin of the Mountain.

14. From where is Queen Guinevere watching the fight between Lancelot and Meleagant?
(a) The prison.
(b) The tower.
(c) Nowhere. She is not allowed to watch.
(d) The farm.

15. Who is one of the beds reserved for in the lodging that Sir Gawain and Lancelot come to?
(a) For a king.
(b) For a woman.
(c) For someone who has slain a giant.
(d) For someone who has earned the privilege.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lancelot join the Queen in her room?

2. While fighting in the tournament in disguise, why does Lancelot flee from blows and avoid battle?

3. What is the quickest way to Meleagant's lands?

4. What does Lunete's advice to Laudine tell us about her character?

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

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