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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which knight, known as pure and just, speaks with the first person who saw the Holy Grail?
(a) Sir Galahad.
(b) Sir Percivale.
(c) Sir Lancelot.
(d) Sir Gawain.

2. Where does Arthur's final battle take place?
(a) The south.
(b) The east.
(c) The north.
(d) The west.

3. In what month does Sir Percivale tell his friend the story of "The Holy Grail"?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) March.

4. At whose castle is Tristram's first wife being held captive?
(a) King Lot.
(b) King Pelleas.
(c) King Pellam.
(d) King Mark.

5. In "Pelleas and Ettarre," Pelleas overhears the women near where over a hundred of what kind of trees grow?
(a) Oak.
(b) Ash.
(c) Maple.
(d) Birch.

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

7. Where does Arthur tell Guinevere he hopes to see her again in "Guinevere"?
(a) Her country.
(b) Camelot.
(c) The convent.
(d) Heaven.

8. What is wrapped around the child whom Arthur and Lancelot find in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) A silk robe.
(d) Rubies.

9. How long are the knights bound to search for the Holy Grail?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

10. What does Ettarre do once Pelleas wins the prize for her in the tournament?
(a) Locks him outside her fortress.
(b) Kisses him.
(c) Runs away with him.
(d) Marries him.

11. How does Arthur feel about the knights taking the oath to search for the Holy Grail?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Angry.

12. To whom does Lancelot plan on giving the prize of the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Ariela.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Erowyn.

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

14. Where do Lancelot and his companion stay for the night in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) A knight's.
(b) A king's.
(c) A holy hermit's.
(d) A nunnery.

15. What does Guinevere eventually become before she dies in "Guinevere"?
(a) Lot's wife.
(b) Mark's wife.
(c) Abbess.
(d) Destitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Elaine's brothers decides to participate in the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

2. How many times has Lancelot previously won Arthur's tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

3. Arthur claims in "Guinevere" that men naturally seek wives who help them practice what?

4. Which of Arthur's knights has planned to overthrow him in "Guinevere"?

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

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