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

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

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

5. How many days does the Queen suggest to King Arthur to wait for Erec to return before deciding who is the most beautiful maiden?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Soredamour's position?

2. What does Erec decide to do with the daughter of the vavasor?

3. Where does Alexander want to travel to?

4. After leaving King Arthur a second time, who do Erec and Enide come across and why is she distressed?

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. When and why is Alexander knighted, in Cliges?

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

7. Describe the garden Erec is shown by King Evrain in Erec and Enide.

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

9. in Cliges, why does Alexander not want to become a knight in Greece?

10. How does Fenice allude to Tristan and Isolde in Cliges?

(see the answer keys)

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