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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. In "Gareth and Lynette," whom does the most fearsome knight with the besieged maiden hope to defeat?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Lancelot.
(c) Galahad.
(d) Gawain.

2. Whose symbol does Balin gain permission to wear on his shield in "Balin and Balan"?
(a) Balan's.
(b) Edith's.
(c) Arthur's.
(d) Guinevere's.

3. Who is the one person who stops after Geraint has collapsed at the side of the road in "Geraint and Enid"?
(a) The Earl.
(b) The Baron.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) King Uther.

4. Who raised Arthur?
(a) Uther.
(b) Sir Anton.
(c) Gorlois.
(d) Lodogrian.

5. Geraint is what as well as a knight in "The Marriage of Geraint"?
(a) A king.
(b) A duke.
(c) A baron.
(d) A prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Enid's former suitor in "Geraint and Enid"?

2. Who asks Vivien to go to Arthur's court and reveal scandal in "Merlin and Vivien"?

3. Of what material is the dress Enid wore in "The Marriage of Geraint" when they met?

4. When did Guinevere arrive at Camelot?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussion do King Mark and Vivien have in the beginning of "Merlin and Vivien"?

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

3. How does the style of Romanticism appear in "The Coming of Arthur"?

4. What is Balin met with at Pellam's castle in "Balin and Balan"?

5. Who do Enid and Geraint encounter along their path in "Geraint and Enid"? What takes place?

6. What is the principle theme of "Gareth and Lynette"?

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

8. Discuss irony as it applies to the story of "Geraint and Enid" in a medieval sense.

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

10. What warning does Enid give Geraint about the Earl in "Geraint and Enid"? What is his reaction?

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