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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 does Clorinda step forward and offer?

2. What happens when Tancred becomes aware of Clorinda?

3. What does Hidraort think of this idea?

4. What happens when Tancred pursues this person into the castle?

5. The following morning whose home does Erminia come across?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hidraort do? Why?

2. How does Godfrey respond to Armida's request?

3. What does the Muslim leader end up doing?

4. Why does Eustace try to talk Renaldo into seeking Godfrey's assignment?

5. What happens when Tancred and Clorinda see each other?

6. What does Satan do?

7. What happens when Renaldo returns to the Crusaders' camp?

8. Who first confesses to stealing the statue? Why?

9. What do the spirits tell Tancred?

10. How does Argantes feel about Soliman? How does this affect his behavior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Book 13's verses develop an extended metaphor for the trials a Christian must endure to remain true to the faith.

Part 1) What takes place in Book 13? What metaphors exist? What do they mean?

Part 2) Would someone reading this poem understand these metaphors? Why or why not? Are they relevant today? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why must one suffer these trials? Is suffering necessary?

Essay Topic 2

The Prince of Norway dies.

Part 1) Describe this part of the book. Why is this significant?

Part 2) What does this say about Christian sacrifice? Where else is Christian sacrifice mentioned? Why?

Part 3) What contrasts are shown? What does this say about staying with the true faith?

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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