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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 vows to fight for Lancelot against Meleagant within a year if Lancelot is not found?
(a) King Bademagu.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Kay.
(d) King Arthur.

2. 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?
(a) King Bademagu.
(b) Lancelot.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Kay.

3. What does the dwarf tell Lancelot to do?
(a) Pull him in the cart.
(b) Put Kay in the cart.
(c) Get in the cart.
(d) Put Sir Gawain in the cart.

4. When the lion joins in Yvain's fight, what quality does he demonstrate?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Fierceness.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Strength.

5. Whose assistance does the older daughter of the Lord of Blackthorn gain?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) The lion.
(c) Yvain.
(d) Sir Gawain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Meleagant imprison Lancelot?

2. Why does the girl try to keep Lancelot from seeing the object she finds?

3. Who is the prisoner that Yvain and the lion come across?

4. After the tournament, where does Lancelot return to?

5. Who is the first to decide to leave court in The Knight of the Cart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though there is a lot of indication of magic and sorcery, what is the only real magic displayed in The Knight of the Cart?

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

3. In the beginning of The Knight with the Lion, Calogrenant's declaration that he will tell a tale of his dishonor foreshadows what?

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

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

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

7. Briefly compare and contrast King Bademagu and his son, Meleagant, from The Knight of the Cart.

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

9. How does Lancelot attempt to regain his pride from his shameful cart ride in The Knight of the Cart?

10. How is Lunete's identity foreshadowed when Yvain comes across her as a prisoner?

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