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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Queen Guinevere send second to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?
(a) Her maid-in-waiting.
(b) Erec.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) King Arthur.

2. Who captures the white stag?
(a) Erec.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) King Yder.
(d) King Arthur.

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

4. Which of the following three people do NOT want to marry Fenice?
(a) Duke of Saxony's nephew.
(b) Cliges.
(c) Alis.
(d) Duke of Saxony.

5. What adventures does Erec decide to undertake after hearing of it from Guivret?
(a) The Joy of the Court.
(b) The Slaying of the Giants.
(c) The Contest of the Sparrowhawk.
(d) The Hunt of the White Stag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the second son of the Emperor?

2. What causes Alexander to return home to Greece?

3. To whom does King Arthur trust the governing of England during his leave?

4. Who does Queen Guinevere send first to discover the identity of the maiden who rides with a knight and a dwarf?

5. After fighting the giants, what happens to Erec once he has returned to Enide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Erec faints after his fight with the giants in Erec and Enide? What does Enide think, and what happens to her?

2. What is an example of nurse Thessala's cunning in Cliges?

3. What is the meaning of the hunt for the white stag in Erec and Enide?

4. Give a brief description of the knight, Erec, from Erec and Enide.

5. What is the irony behind Alis' choosing of John to build Fenice's tomb in Cliges?

6. In Cliges, what is the irony behind the golden hairs stitched into the shirt that Alexander receives from the Queen?

7. Briefly describe the initial attraction and relationship between Alexander and Soredamour, in Cliges.

8. What is the sparrowhawk contest in Erec and Enide?

9. Briefly describe Erec's robe of watered silk in Erec and Enide.

10. How does Guivret prove his friendship towards Erec after being told Erec is dead, in Erec and Enide?

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