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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Arthur send to give the mysterious knight the tournament prize in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Leodogran.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Gawain.

2. With what is Sir Percivale immediately with upon leaving for his search for the Grail?
(a) Anger.
(b) A black knight.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Hunger.

3. Who mortally wounds Arthur in the end of "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Gawain.
(b) Mark.
(c) Pellam.
(d) Modred.

4. To whom is King Arthur metaphorically the most symbolic?
(a) Peter.
(b) Paul.
(c) Judas.
(d) Christ.

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

6. What does Guinevere do with the prize from the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Holds it to her breast.
(b) Throws it at him.
(c) Throws it into the river.
(d) Tears it in shreds.

7. Whose forces are defeated in the battle in "Guinevere"?
(a) Gawain's.
(b) Arthur's.
(c) Modred's.
(d) Lancelot's.

8. Who arrives to take Arthur away on a barge in the end of "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Three queens.
(b) Merlin.
(c) The Lady of the Lake.
(d) Three knights.

9. What does Guinevere do when Arthur arrives at the convent in "Guinevere"?
(a) Falls prostrate.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Runs to him.

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

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

12. What does Ettarre promise Pelleas if he wins her the prize of the tournament?
(a) Her kingdom.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her forgiveness.
(d) Her daughter.

13. Arthur tells Guinevere he has not stopped what in "Guinevere"?
(a) Hoping she'll return.
(b) Loving her.
(c) Ruling the kingdom.
(d) Hating her.

14. By whom is the boy beaten when he arrives at Arthur's court before the tournament in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) King Mark.
(b) King Pellam.
(c) King Antione.
(d) The Red Knight.

15. Which of Arthur's knights has planned to overthrow him in "Guinevere"?
(a) Doorm.
(b) Mark.
(c) Pellam.
(d) Modred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prize in Arthur's tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

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

3. Arthur tells Guinevere that her sins have affected whom in "Guinevere"?

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

5. Where does Arthur tell Guinevere he hopes to see her again in "Guinevere"?

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