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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Laudine refuses to perjure herself, what does this demonstrate?
(a) Her wit and intellect.
(b) Her guile.
(c) Her love and devotion.
(d) Her honor and pride.

2. While fighting in the tournament in disguise, why does Lancelot flee from blows and avoid battle?
(a) Because he is not a very good fighter.
(b) Because the Queen told him to "do your worst."
(c) Because he wishes to meet death in battle.
(d) Because the Queen told him to "do your best."

3. In The Knight of the Cart, where does King Arthur hold court?
(a) England.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Camelot.
(d) Britain.

4. Why does Yvain fight Sir Gawain even though they are supposed to know one another?
(a) Because they hate each other.
(b) Because they are now enemies.
(c) Because Yvain's wife was stolen by the man.
(d) Because they do not recognize each other.

5. Who tells the story of finding an ugly peasant and a knight appearing after a storm?
(a) Kay.
(b) Calogrenant.
(c) Yvain.
(d) Sir Gawain.

6. When Yvain enters a strongly fortified town, who do he and the lion end up fighting?
(a) Hairpin of the Mountain.
(b) Two giants.
(c) A wealthy man's sons.
(d) Sir Gawain.

7. Where does Meleagant imprison Lancelot?
(a) In a tower on the inlet of a lake.
(b) In a farm in the forest.
(c) In a tower in the forest.
(d) In a farm on the inlet of a lake.

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

9. Who offers to help Yvain escape after he is trapped?
(a) Lunete.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Calogrenant.
(d) Laudine.

10. Who helps Yvain regain sanity?
(a) Morgan the wise.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Laudine.
(d) Lunete.

11. What happens to Lancelot at midnight when he sleeps in the reserved bed?
(a) A lance hurtles at him.
(b) A sword hurtles at him.
(c) A bow hurtles at him.
(d) An axe hurtles at him.

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

13. Who is ashamed that he could not defeat Meleagant?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) King Bademagu.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Kay.

14. Upon hearing the rumor of Lancelot's death, which of the following is NOT among what ruins Queen Guinevere's beauty?
(a) Fasting for two days.
(b) Grief.
(c) Vigils.
(d) Fever.

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 someone who has slain a giant.
(c) For someone who has earned the privilege.
(d) For a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Lancelot agree to for lodgings that is provided by the knight's maiden?

2. What does the person from Question #112 give Yvain to prevent him from being seen?

3. When the Lord of Blackthorn dies, what happens?

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

5. How is the problem of inheritance between the two sisters resolved?

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