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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the quickest way to Meleagant's lands?
(a) Stone Bridge.
(b) Sword Bridge.
(c) Stone Passage.
(d) Sword Passage.

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

7. What is Yvain's new name?
(a) The Knight with the Cart.
(b) The Knight of the Lion.
(c) The Knight with the Lion.
(d) The Knight of the Cart.

8. When the lion joins in Yvain's fight, what quality does he demonstrate?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Strength.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Fierceness.

9. What must Lancelot agree to for lodgings that is provided by the knight's maiden?
(a) To kiss her.
(b) To marry her.
(c) To lay with her.
(d) To kill her.

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

11. What are the two ways that lead to the land of Meleagant?
(a) Underwater Bridge and Sword Bridge.
(b) Underwater Bridge and Stone Passage.
(c) Stone Passage and Sword Passage.
(d) Underwater Bridge and Sword Passage.

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

13. Who sets off to find Lancelot?
(a) One of the King's daughters.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) A nameless knight.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

14. How does Lancelot join the Queen in her room?
(a) By convincing her to unlock her door and let him in.
(b) By unlocking her door and sneaking in.
(c) By sneaking in through the open window.
(d) By bending the bars at her window.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who vows to fight for Lancelot against Meleagant within a year if Lancelot is not found?

2. Who goes with Yvain when he leaves?

3. When does everyone realize that Yvain is actually The Knight with the Lion?

4. Why does Yvain fight Sir Gawain even though they are supposed to know one another?

5. Who does Yvain fall in love with and marry?

(see the answer keys)

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