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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the queen kept prisoner?

2. Who decides it is time for Clorinda to know the truth of her origins?

3. Armida brings her own army, telling the Caliph that her personal mission and intention is to do what?

4. Argillan is released from prison, and fights viciously in support of whom?

5. Alecto visits the pagan king Soliman who inspires him to do what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Muslims and Christians fight over control of Jerusalem.

Part 1) Why do they fight over Jerusalem? How is this connected to historical information?

Part 2) What does this say about the power of one's beliefs?

Part 3) How does religion continue to influence one's opinions of others and actions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The ways Erminia and Tancred are welcomed in Book 7 are contrasting.

Part 1) How are they welcomed? How are these welcomes contrasting?

Part 2) What is the purpose for this contrast?

Part 3) What does this contrast reveal about the characters in this story?

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