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

2. How many knights have seized Lynette's sister in "Gareth and Lynette"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

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

5. Why doesn't Enid succeed in warning Geraint initially of the coming attack by her former suitor in "Geraint and Enid"?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He won't listen to her.
(c) He is asleep.
(d) He is eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Arthur's sword?

2. The three people who pass Geraint in the woods in "The Marriage of Geraint" are a woman, a knight, and a what?

3. To whom is Gorlos married?

4. Who is Gareth's mother?

5. Who was Merlin's master in "The Coming of Arthur"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who "stops in" on Geraint and Enid in "Geraint and Enid"? Where are they?

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

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 Arthur's question for Balin and Balan when he summons them to court?

5. Describe how the theme of humility applies in "Gareth and Lynette."

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

7. What decision on Arthur's part shocks the court in "Gareth and Lynette"?

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

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

10. What justification is there in Vivien's attempts to expose the scandals of the royal palace?

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