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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 is chosen by Godfrey regarding Argantes' request?

2. Who left armor in Erminia's room as a token of their friendship?

3. What does Gabriel tell this holy man?

4. Who decides he wants to be the replacement, assumes Renaldo was going to get the job, and speaks badly about him around the camp?

5. What does Hidraort think of this idea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clorinda ask Aladine to do for her?

2. What happens when Tancred searches for Erminia?

3. For what do Godfrey and his warriors grieve?

4. What does Satan do?

5. What does Aladine do when the statue disappears?

6. Where does the Hermit lead Guelpho and Ubaldo? How are they surprise?

7. What is Valfrine doing at this time?

8. What takes place after the service?

9. What is Renaldo's response to Eustace?

10. What is Armida doing in the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing takes place in this poem.

Part 1) Describe two examples of foreshadowing. Why does this foreshadowing take place?

Part 2) How does this foreshadowing affect the mood of the story?

Part 3) Does this foreshadowing enhance the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Books 17and 18 lay the groundwork for the poem's climactic confrontations.

Part 1) Describe Books 17and 18. How do they lay the groundwork for the poem's climactic confrontations on a literal level?

Part 2) How do they lay the groundwork for the poem's climactic confrontations on a symbolic level?

Part 3) How do these books affect the reader? How do they affect the sense of the poem? Is it more suspenseful? Bittersweet? Sad? Why?

Essay Topic 3

There are stories of both Clorinda's childhood and death.

Part 1) Describe these stories. What do these stories reveal about Clorinda?

Part 2) What do these stories reiterate?

Part 3)What symbols are used to define and reinforce this interpretation? How does her life connect with historical facts? Why?

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