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Idylls of the King Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. When did Guinevere arrive at Camelot?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) July.

2. Whom does Geraint find in the ruined castle in "The Marriage of Geraint"?
(a) Earl Yniol.
(b) King Mark.
(c) King Uther.
(d) Earl Uriel.

3. What does Geraint believe of Enid in "Geraint and Enid"?
(a) She is planning to leave him.
(b) She is conspiring to kill him.
(c) She is having an affair.
(d) She is having a child.

4. The banners in Arthur's hall represent how many battles?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Vivien's father die?

2. Who is King Pellam's heir in "Balin and Balan"?

3. Who hosts the tournament in "The Marriage of Geraint"?

4. Geraint awakens to hear Enid say she is not what to him?

5. In "Gareth and Lynette," whom does the most fearsome knight with the besieged maiden hope to defeat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are women and men characterized in "Gareth and Lynette"?

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

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

4. What is the state of England in "The Coming of Arthur"? Upon whose kingdom is the point of focus?

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

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

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

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

9. 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"?

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

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