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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where do the jousts take place in the tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Caeleon.
(b) Lexander.
(c) Usk Holden.
(d) Camelot.

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

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

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

9. What happens to Elaine in the end of "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) She dies of heartbreak.
(b) She falls in love with Merlin.
(c) She is stabbed.
(d) She falls in love with Gawain.

10. How many times has Lancelot previously won Arthur's tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

11. What does Arthur plan on giving as a prize in his tournament in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) A ruby necklace.
(c) A crown and scepter.
(d) An emerald necklace.

12. Where has Guinevere entered a convent in "Guinevere"?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Almesbury.
(c) Addensbury.
(d) Arutian.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the ghost, when will Arthur die in "The Passing of Arthur"?

2. To where does Arthur's army push the opposing forces in "The Passing of Arthur"?

3. Whose forces are defeated in the battle in "Guinevere"?

4. Who arrives to take Arthur away on a barge in the end of "The Passing of Arthur"?

5. What are the women whom Pelleas encounters in the wood doing?

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