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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. What object does the girl try to keep Lancelot from seeing?
2. Who finally takes vengeance upon Meleagant for all of his mischief?
3. Why does the girl try to keep Lancelot from seeing the object she finds?
4. Who is ashamed that he could not defeat Meleagant?
5. How does Lancelot join the Queen in her room?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the dispute between the two daughters of the Lord of Blackthorn?
2. 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?
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 is the irony of Laudine begging Yvain to stay after he defeats the three knights?
5. What agreement do Yvain and Laudine come to when Yvain is told of King Arthur's tournament?
6. What is the story behind the storm stone in The Knight with the Lion?
7. What are two ways that Yvain shows his love for Laudine?
8. What indicates Yvain's fame?
9. In The Knight of the Cart, why does the girl who offers lodging to Lancelot try to keep him from seeing the comb?
10. Why does Lunete offer to help Yvain escape when he is trapped?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The second story in the Arthurian Romances is Cliges. 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) Discuss the demonstrations of treason and treachery that are found throughout Cliges. Explain what these terms mean and analyze each instance that is seen in the tale.
b) There are two tales of love told in Cliges. One between Alexander and Soredeamor, and the other between Cliges and Fenice. Compare and contrast the two relationships and what each tells the reader.
c) Cliges alludes to Tristan and Isolde a few times. Discuss these allusions and whether they are positive or negative. Why are these allusions present? Do research and compare and contrast the two stories as well.
Essay Topic 2
All of the Arthurian Romances are told by a narrator. What sort of narrator is he? What kind of view (omniscient, limited, first person) does he have? What sort of voice does he have? Why is the narrator's voice so important to the telling of the tales? Is this narrator effective in doing his job? Who might the narrator be? Use specific examples to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
What is courtly love? Is it similar to the concept of love today? Why or why not? What are guidelines for a relationship to fall under the category of courtly love? What did it mean historically? What does it mean in the Arthurian Romances? What are the examples of courtly love in the stories, and how do you know? What are the similarities and what are the differences between the different love stories? Do they all follow a similar path? Use specific examples to support your claims.
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