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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. In the beginning of The Knight with the Lion, to whom is the queen speaking when she says, "You are malicious and ill bred to quarrel with your companions"?
(a) Sir Yvain.
(b) Kay.
(c) Calogrenant.
(d) Sir Gawain.

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

3. By carrying the lion on his shield, what does Yvain show?
(a) His friendship with the lion.
(b) His disgust for the lion.
(c) His honor for the lion.
(d) His love for the lion.

4. Who offers to help Yvain escape after he is trapped?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) Lunete.
(c) Calogrenant.
(d) Laudine.

5. Who helps Yvain regain sanity?
(a) Lunete.
(b) Laudine.
(c) Guinevere.
(d) Morgan the wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lion vow to do?

2. How is the problem of inheritance between the two sisters resolved?

3. Where does Meleagant imprison Lancelot?

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

5. Whose assistance does the younger daughter seek?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some instances in which Lancelot's appeal to women is depicted?

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

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

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

5. What actions of Lancelot's in The Knight of the Cart are considered shameful, and why?

6. What is the story behind the storm stone in The Knight with the Lion?

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

8. What are two ways that Yvain shows his love for Laudine?

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

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

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