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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this person deposit the two Crusaders?

2. As the Crusaders surge through the city gates, who does Tancred encounter?

3. Soliman's ability to continue fighting after what happens to his sons suggests what?

4. Godfrey and most of the other Crusaders accept Renaldo's repentance, but Peter tells him he needs to do what?

5. Who is the first to draw blood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two angels enter the battle in opposition to each other.

Part 1) Who are these angels? Why do they join the battle?

Part 2) What is the purpose for the angels in this battle?

Part 3) How do these angels support the ideas of good versus evil and women as starting as evil.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Tancred and Clorinda fall instantly in love.

Part 1) What other mythical characters might they represent? How?

Part 2) How does their mutual attracting affect them? How does it affect others?

Part 3) What is interesting and slightly odd about the love triangle between Tancred, Clorinda, and Erminia?

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