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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 is one of the beds reserved for in the lodging that Sir Gawain and Lancelot come to?
(a) For a king.
(b) For someone who has earned the privilege.
(c) For someone who has slain a giant.
(d) For a woman.

2. Who does Yvain save the lion from?
(a) Three knights.
(b) Kay.
(c) Giants.
(d) A dragon.

3. What request does Kay make?
(a) He wishes to be knighted.
(b) He wishes to marry the king's daughter.
(c) He wishes to answer the knight's challenge.
(d) He wishes to join Lancelot.

4. Who do Lancelot and other knights set out to search for after his fight with Meleagant has ended?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Kay.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

5. Why does Yvain fight Sir Gawain even though they are supposed to know one another?
(a) Because they do not recognize each other.
(b) Because Yvain's wife was stolen by the man.
(c) Because they are now enemies.
(d) Because they hate each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose assistance does the older daughter of the Lord of Blackthorn gain?

2. What must Lancelot agree to for lodgings that is provided by the knight's maiden?

3. Upon hearing the rumor of Lancelot's death, which of the following is NOT among what ruins Queen Guinevere's beauty?

4. What are the terms Yvain must agree to in order to be allowed to leave to attend King Arthur's tournaments?

5. While fighting in the tournament in disguise, why does Lancelot flee from blows and avoid battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are a few examples of Lancelot's demonstrating his love for the Queen in The Knight of the Cart?

2. What is the dispute between the two daughters of the Lord of Blackthorn?

3. What is the irony of King Bademagu keeping the Queen safely confined in The Knight of the Cart?

4. What indicates Yvain's fame?

5. What does Lunete give to Yvain, and why?

6. What does Lancelot's ability to lift the stone slab in the church's cemetery in The Knight of the Cart foreshadow?

7. What shame follows Lancelot throughout his adventures in The Knight of the Cart?

8. Why does Yvain go in search of the spring?

9. With Kay insisting upon leaving after the knight issues a challenge, what qualities does he show and how does it affect the Queen in The Knight of the Cart?

10. What is the irony of Laudine begging Yvain to stay after he defeats the three knights?

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