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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 offers to help Yvain escape after he is trapped?

2. Whose assistance does the younger daughter seek?

3. What does Lunete advise Laudine to do?

4. From where is Queen Guinevere watching the fight between Lancelot and Meleagant?

5. Who is ashamed that he could not defeat Meleagant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. Describe what can be understood of Calogrenant and Kay's characters when they see the Queen in The Knight with the Lion.

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

10. What indicates Yvain's fame?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is an effective tool if used correctly and read correctly. Discuss the concept of foreshadowing. How does de Troyes use it? Why does he? Is it effective and easy to understand? Where does he use foreshadowing in the stories, and how do you know it is foreshadowing an event? Use specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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