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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Yvain regain sanity?

2. Why does Yvain fight Sir Gawain even though they are supposed to know one another?

3. What is Yvain's new name?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In The Knight of the Cart, why does the girl who offers lodging to Lancelot try to keep him from seeing the comb?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of what an adventure, journey, or quest is. Are they all the same or does each term mean something different? How are the tales driven by one of these, and how important is it? Use specific examples from each tale.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the concept of what an Epic Romance or Medieval Romance is. What does it mean? What is a "romance"? How is it considered epic? What are the rules for a tale to be considered a romance? How is the definition of a Medieval Romance different from the term "romance" as it is used today?

Essay Topic 3

The first story in the Arthurian Romances is Erec and Enide. Choose one of the following topics to discuss in regards to the tale. Be sure to use specific examples from the text and use additional outside research where necessary to completely answer the questions.

a) Can Erec and Enide be considered a love story? Why or why not? What sets it apart from other tales of love written in literature?

b) Erec and Enide is said to closely parallel the Welsh story "Mabinogian: Gereint Son of Erbin." Research this tale and compare and contrast it to Erec and Enide. Which was written first? What message does each story deliver? If it's the same message, which does it more effectively?

c) Discuss Erec as the main character and his relationships with others. What do these relationships tell us about him, and what is his personality like? Does he remain the same throughout or does he change? How do you know?

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