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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Arthur sit in the hall in the beginning of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Camelot.
(b) Sir Mark's castle.
(c) Lot.
(d) Caerleon.

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

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

5. What causes great confusion in the final battle of Arthur?
(a) Mist.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Rain.
(d) Night.

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

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

8. What is the prize in Arthur's tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A crown and a shield.
(c) A golden circlet and a sword.
(d) A ruby necklace.

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

10. Whose ghost visits Arthur in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Percivale.
(b) Gawain.
(c) Galahad.
(d) Guinevere.

11. Who at the convent knows Guinevere's identity in "Guinevere"?
(a) The nuns.
(b) The abbess.
(c) No one.
(d) The porter.

12. How many knights accompany Ettarre everywhere she goes?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

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

15. Who initially had the vision of the Holy Grail?
(a) Arthur's sister.
(b) Guinevere's sister.
(c) Lancelot's sister.
(d) Sir Percivale's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does Ettarre have in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

2. What does Ettarre send her knights to do with Pelleas in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

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

4. Who taunts Tristram over his infidelity in "The Last Tournament"?

5. Who does Pelleas find in bed with Ettarre?

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