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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. After leaving King Arthur a second time, who do Erec and Enide come across and why is she distressed?
(a) A knight who is crying because his lover has been slain.
(b) A maiden who is crying because her lover has been kidnapped.
(c) A knight who is crying because his lover has been kidnapped.
(d) A maiden who is crying because her lover has been slain.

2. After fighting the giants, what happens to Erec once he has returned to Enide?
(a) He dies.
(b) He continues his journey.
(c) He becomes ill.
(d) He faints.

3. What is discovered to happen to any man who goes in search of the Joy of the Court?
(a) They meet with death upon returning.
(b) Nothing. They come back normal.
(c) They return with treasure.
(d) They never return.

4. Who is the first to discover that Alexander and Soredamour are attracted to one another?
(a) Count Angres.
(b) Alexander.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

5. When Cliges finally reveals his identity to Sir Gawain and King Arthur, what do they do?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Banish him.
(c) Embrace him.
(d) Kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is discovered that the maiden sitting on the bed is who?

2. What request does Alexander make of the King?

3. Who is Thessala?

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

5. Why does Kay fight Erec even though they know each other?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the treatment towards Erec by the King when they meet again en route, in Erec and Enide.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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