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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. From where is Queen Guinevere watching the fight between Lancelot and Meleagant?
(a) Nowhere. She is not allowed to watch.
(b) The tower.
(c) The prison.
(d) The farm.

2. Under what conditions must Yvain fight the demon brothers?
(a) The lion must help him.
(b) He cannot use a shield.
(c) The lion must be locked away.
(d) He cannot use a sword.

3. Who goes with Yvain when he leaves?
(a) Lunete.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) The lion.
(d) Laudine.

4. When Laudine refuses to perjure herself, what does this demonstrate?
(a) Her guile.
(b) Her wit and intellect.
(c) Her honor and pride.
(d) Her love and devotion.

5. Who decides to avenge Calogrenant?
(a) Yvain.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Kay.
(d) Lancelot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person from Question #112 give Yvain to prevent him from being seen?

2. After Yvain is restored to health, where does he return to?

3. Who does Yvain fall in love with and marry?

4. What is the quickest way to Meleagant's lands?

5. After Lancelot leaves Queen Guinevere's room the next morning, blood from Lancelot's wounded fingers is found on the sheets. Who does Meleagant accuse of having bedded the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the beginning of The Knight of the Cart, the knight who appears in the beginning and issues a challenge foreshadows what?

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

5. What agreement do Yvain and Laudine come to when Yvain is told of King Arthur's tournament?

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

7. What indicates Yvain's fame?

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

9. Why does Lunete offer to help Yvain escape when he is trapped?

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

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