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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 do Lancelot and other knights set out to search for after his fight with Meleagant has ended?

2. Where does Meleagant imprison Lancelot?

3. What object does the girl try to keep Lancelot from seeing?

4. Who vows to fight for Lancelot against Meleagant within a year if Lancelot is not found?

5. Upon hearing the rumor of Lancelot's death, which of the following is NOT among what ruins Queen Guinevere's beauty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What shame follows Lancelot throughout his adventures in The Knight of the Cart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

The third story in the Arthurian Romances is The Knight of the Cart. 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) In this story, Camelot is mentioned for the first time. Research the idea behind Camelot. What is Camelot and why is it the most famous court of King Arthur's courts? Who created it, and why is it the first time mentioned here?

b) Lancelot is a character created by de Troyes for the purpose of creating the relationship between him and Queen Guinevere. Discuss Lancelot as a character and his relationship with the queen. What does the story tell us?

c) The Knight of the Cart displays a lot of irony and humor. Discuss the many examples of irony and humor in the story and what it tells the reader.

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