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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 is the quickest way to Meleagant's lands?
2. From where is Queen Guinevere watching the fight between Lancelot and Meleagant?
3. What happens to Lancelot at midnight when he sleeps in the reserved bed?
4. What is Queen Guinevere's reception of Lancelot when they are finally allowed to meet?
5. Who is the prisoner that Yvain and the lion come across?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lunete give to Yvain, and why?
2. 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?
3. Describe what can be understood of Calogrenant and Kay's characters when they see the Queen in The Knight with the Lion.
4. Briefly compare and contrast King Bademagu and his son, Meleagant, from The Knight of the Cart.
5. What are some instances in which Lancelot's appeal to women is depicted?
6. In the beginning of The Knight with the Lion, Calogrenant's declaration that he will tell a tale of his dishonor foreshadows what?
7. 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?
8. What is the dispute between the two daughters of the Lord of Blackthorn?
9. What agreement do Yvain and Laudine come to when Yvain is told of King Arthur's tournament?
10. What does Lancelot's ability to lift the stone slab in the church's cemetery in The Knight of the Cart foreshadow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The fifth story in the Arthurian Romances is The Story of the Grail. 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) The Story of the Grail tells two separate stories about two separate individuals. Compare and contrast Perceval and Sir Gawain and their adventures.
b) It is said that this story is seen as one of the more puzzling tales. Why is this so? You may use critical analysis as reference and other tales for comparison.
c) Choose either Perceval or Sir Gawain. Discuss how his adventures reveal his character and explore his relationship with others.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the general concept of the universal and timeless battle of Good versus Evil. How is this depicted in the Arthurian Romances? What is considered good, and who are the good characters? Why? What standards must they follow? What is considered evil and who are the evil characters? What standards must they follow? What happens when good battles evil? Who issues the challenge first? Who stirs up the commotion and how does it end? Is there a typical pattern followed in the Romances? Use specific examples.
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