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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arthur's knights claim that two men know the truth of Arthur's birth. These are Merlin and who?
(a) Gorlois.
(b) Bleys.
(c) Lodogrian.
(d) Anton.

2. What does Geraint give to the peasants in return for their hospitality in "Geraint and Enid"?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goblet.
(c) A crown.
(d) Food.

3. Against whom does Merlin suggest Vivien might use the spell, if not him, in "Merlin and Vivien"?
(a) The Knights of the Round Table.
(b) The Queen.
(c) King Mark.
(d) Herself.

4. What is the second tactic that Vivien uses on Merlin in "Merlin and Vivien"?
(a) Pity.
(b) Seduction.
(c) Threatening.
(d) Anger.

5. How does Geraint eventually die?
(a) In the arms of Enid.
(b) Fighting against Arthur.
(c) Serving Arthur.
(d) In a monastery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geraint do to the Earl of Doorm?

2. Whom does Gareth mistake for a bandit and attack in "Gareth and Lynette"?

3. Who attacks Gareth and Lynette when they first set out to save Lynette's sister?

4. Who professes that his new-found virtue is a result of having been beaten by Geraint?

5. For what do Geraint and Enid ask the peasants in their village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Arthur's question for Balin and Balan when he summons them to court?

2. In the story of "The Marriage of Geraint," what does the dwarf do to Guinevere's maiden and Geraint? What does Geraint vow?

3. What is the controversy over Arthur's birth in "The Coming of the King"? What does this have to do with the central plot of Arthur's objective in the story?

4. How does Guinevere's infidelity lead indirectly to Balin's downfall? What religious allusion exists in this story?

5. How is the concept of emotion viewed differently from the medieval period than the Romantic period? How is this reflected symbolically in "The Marriage of Geraint"?

6. What is the problem that Lynette turns to Arthur for help with?

7. How is the love affair between Guinevere and Lancelot presented differently by Tennyson than in the Medieval legends?

8. What is the importance of royal blood to King Leodogran?

9. Why does Bellicent instate her condition for Gareth's joining Arthur's court? What is the condition?

10. Who does Leodogran summon to prove Arthur's birth? What do they relay?

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