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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who originally drank from the Holy Grail?
(a) Mark.
(b) Peter.
(c) Christ.
(d) Judas.

2. Whose army is Arthur fighting in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Mark's.
(b) The Red Knight's.
(c) Modred's.
(d) Pellam's.

3. What had Arthur called Sir Percivale in his knighthood?
(a) The Pure.
(b) The Kind.
(c) The Virtuous.
(d) The Just.

4. To where does Arthur's army push the opposing forces in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) The castle.
(b) The river.
(c) The stone wall.
(d) The ocean.

5. What does Ettarre send her knights to do with Pelleas in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Scare him away.
(c) Bind him and bring him in.
(d) Ask him to summon Arthur.

6. Who taunts Tristram over his infidelity in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Dragonet.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Gawain.
(d) Arthur.

7. What does Elaine cherish in the beginning of "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Arthur's shield.
(b) Lancelot's shield.
(c) Lancelot's sword.
(d) The Holy Grail.

8. Who is the one person to whom Guinevere talks in "Guinevere"?
(a) The priest.
(b) A novice.
(c) The altar boy.
(d) The abbess.

9. Who tells the story in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Sir Belvidere.
(b) Sir Percivale.
(c) Sir Galahad.
(d) Sir Lancelot.

10. In the last moments of battle in "The Passing of Arthur," who is left alive, in addition to Arthur?
(a) Modred and Belvidere.
(b) Pellam and Galahad.
(c) Belvidere and Percivale.
(d) Modred and Percivale.

11. Arthur claims in "Guinevere" that men naturally seek wives who help them practice what?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Pride.
(d) Love.

12. To whom does Sir Percivale tell the story of "The Holy Grail"?
(a) Ambrosius.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Leodogran.
(d) Lanceter.

13. Who is the fool of Arthur's castle?
(a) Artarra.
(b) Dagonet.
(c) Junispre.
(d) Antwarp.

14. Which of Elaine's brothers decides to participate in the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Lanceter.
(b) Lavaine.
(c) Orian.
(d) Ricitin.

15. What does Arthur ask be thrown into the ocean on his death bed?
(a) His scepter.
(b) His crown.
(c) Excalibur.
(d) His ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arthur tells Guinevere he has not stopped what in "Guinevere"?

2. Where do the jousts take place in the tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

3. What does Guinevere do when Arthur arrives at the convent in "Guinevere"?

4. What is wrapped around the child whom Arthur and Lancelot find in "The Last Tournament"?

5. What does Ettarre do once Pelleas wins the prize for her in the tournament?

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