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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. What contest does Erec participate in?
(a) The sparrowhawk contest.
(b) A duel.
(c) The jousting contest.
(d) The archery contest.

2. Where does King Arthur decide to cross over to?
(a) Greece.
(b) Cronwall.
(c) Brittany.
(d) Britain.

3. What custom does King Arthur wish to revive?
(a) The hunt for the golden stag.
(b) The hunt for the white stag.
(c) The quest for the sword in the stone.
(d) The quest for the golden fleece.

4. On which holiday does the tale Erec and Enide start off?
(a) Hannukah.
(b) Easter Day.
(c) Saturnalia.
(d) Christmas Day.

5. Who is Fenice?
(a) The German Emperor's daughter.
(b) The Greek Emperor's daughter.
(c) Queen Guinevere's lady-in-waiting.
(d) King Arthur's niece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erec instruct Enide NOT to do as they are traveling?

2. What is Erec's status in life?

3. What challenge does Alis try to dissuade Cliges from accepting?

4. What is the first glory of Alexander's knighthood?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Cliges, what does the fading of the golden thread and retention of Soredamor's golden hair in Alexander's shirt sleeve symbolize and foreshadow?

2. In Cliges, Alexander and Alis make a pact. What is this pact, and what does the agreement of the pact say about Alis' character?

3. What does Erec discover is the Joy of the Court and how does he discover it in Erec and Enide?

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

5. Why do Erec and Enide leave King Arthur's court?

6. What advice of his father's does Cliges follow?

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

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

9. The story of Empress Fenice has had what consequences on future royalty, and why in Cliges?

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

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