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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. Whom does Vivien tell Guinevere is attempting to force her to marry him?
(a) King Uther.
(b) King Mark.
(c) King Lot.
(d) King Pellam.

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

3. For what do Geraint and Enid ask the peasants in their village?
(a) The chapel.
(b) Their king.
(c) Food.
(d) A horse.

4. What are Balin's praises of the Queen met with in Pellam's castle?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Praise.

5. Who is the most fearsome of the knights who has seized Lynette's sister in "Gareth and Lynette"?
(a) Noon.
(b) Evening.
(c) Night.
(d) Morning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is Gorlos married?

3. How does Vivien tell Guinevere that her parents died?

4. To whose territory do Enid and Geraint travel after the duel between Geraint and her former suitor?

5. What is the fourth and final knight in "Gareth and Lynette" wearing a suit covered with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the major theme of "Merlin and Vivien"?

2. Describe the character of Edyrn between "The Marriage of Geraint" and "Geraint and Enid."

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. What is Vivien's goal for Merlin in "Merlin and Vivien"? What is her motivation?

5. From where did the story of "Balin and Balan" originate?

6. Why does Geraint insist that Enid wear her old silk dress to Camelot?

7. What does Guinevere represent to Balin in "Balin and Balan"? How does this affect his actions?

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

9. What does Vivien turn her attention to once her flirtations with Arthur fail in "Merlin and Vivien"? What does she want?

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

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