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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. The people of town warn Yvain that great shame awaits. This foreshadows what?
(a) Defeat by Sir Gawain.
(b) His defeat by the demon-spawn brothers.
(c) Betrayal by the lion.
(d) The adventure with two demon-spawn brothers.

7. What does the lion vow to do?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Serve and protect Yvain.
(c) Kill Yvain for helping him.
(d) Kill the next dragon who attacks him.

8. What does King Bademagu plead with Queen Guinevere to do?
(a) Convince Lancelot not to slay his son.
(b) Convince Lancelot to stay forever.
(c) Convince Lancelot to leave and never return.
(d) Convince Lancelot to slay his son.

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

10. With Lancelot's arrival to the land of Meleagant, what does King Bademagu attempt to do?
(a) Initiate peace.
(b) Start war.
(c) Challenge him.
(d) Marry Queen Guinevere.

11. Who vows to fight for Lancelot against Meleagant within a year if Lancelot is not found?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Kay.
(d) King Bademagu.

12. Who do Lancelot and other knights set out to search for after his fight with Meleagant has ended?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) Kay.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

13. 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) He will be granted safe passage on his quest.
(c) All the gold underneath will belong to him.
(d) All the foreign prisoners will go free.

14. Why does the girl try to keep Lancelot from seeing the object she finds?
(a) Because it belongs to King Arthur.
(b) Because it belongs to Meleagant.
(c) Because it belongs to her knight.
(d) Because it belongs to the Queen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What agreement makes Meleagant stop attacking Lancelot?

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

3. After Lancelot leaves Queen Guinevere's room the next morning, blood from Lancelot's wounded fingers is found on the sheets. Who does Meleagant accuse of having bedded the Queen?

4. Who finally takes vengeance upon Meleagant for all of his mischief?

5. One year passes and Yvain has broken his promise. A damsel arrives and tells Yvain he has lost his wife's love. What does Yvain do immediately after?

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