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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 says "Love is worse than Hate because he wounds and destroys his devotee"?
(a) Soredamour.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Queen Guinevere.
(d) King Arthur.

2. To whom does King Arthur trust the governing of England during his leave?
(a) Count Angre.
(b) Queen Guinevere.
(c) Alis.
(d) Alexander.

3. How is Alis deceived into thinking he has possessed Fenice?
(a) Thessala gives him a potion.
(b) Thessala poses as Fenice.
(c) Fenice gives him a potion.
(d) Fenice has one of her ladies-in-waiting pose as her.

4. Who says "Eyes, you have betrayed me. My heart was once loyal to me. You made it hate me", and why?
(a) Alexander, because he is in love with Soredamour.
(b) Queen Guinevere, because she knows Soredamour and Alexander love each other.
(c) Soredamour, because she is in love with Alexander.
(d) Sir Gawain, because he does not want Soredamour to love Alexander.

5. Where does Alexander want to travel to?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britain.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kidnaps Fenice?

2. How does Thessala convince doctors that Fenice is incurably ill?

3. What have the giants done that causes Erec to go in pursuit of them?

4. What happens to Enide once Erec has returned to her after slaying the giants?

5. At King Arthur's court, what is the color of armor that Cliges wears on the second day of the tournament?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What foreshadows the eventual discovery of the two secret lovers in Cliges?

4. 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?

5. Why does Erec chase after the knight, the maiden, and the dwarf in Erec and Enide?

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

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

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

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

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

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