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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. Who is the fool of Arthur's castle?
(a) Artarra.
(b) Junispre.
(c) Dagonet.
(d) Antwarp.

2. Who mortally wounds Arthur in the end of "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Modred.
(b) Gawain.
(c) Pellam.
(d) Mark.

3. After passing through the swamp, where does Sir Percivale see the Grail in "The Holy Grail"?
(a) Above Sir Galahad.
(b) Above Sir Percivale.
(c) Above Sir Gawain.
(d) Above Arthur.

4. Arthur tells Guinevere that her sins have affected whom in "Guinevere"?
(a) Her everlasting soul.
(b) The entire kingdom.
(c) Their children.
(d) Lancelot's wife.

5. What causes great confusion in the final battle of Arthur?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Mist.
(c) Night.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Arthur called Sir Percivale in his knighthood?

2. Who had brought the Holy Grail to England?

3. How many brothers does Elaine have in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

4. Where do the jousts take place in the tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

5. What does Ettarre promise Pelleas if he wins her the prize of the tournament?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tennyson depict Gawain in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

2. What does Arthur think of the night before the battle in "The Passing of Arthur"?

3. What allegory does Tennyson refer to in "To the Queen"?

4. Describe the allegory of the human soul in "Guinevere."

5. How is Lancelot's character depicted in "Pelleas and Ettarre"? How does this differ than in the previous stories?

6. How does "Pelleas and Ettarre" interplay with the other stories of Idylls of the King?

7. What is Arthur's justification for his anger at the knights for taking the oath in "The Holy Grail"?

8. What can desire do to the human soul, as per the allegory in "Guinevere"? What of anger?

9. Describe the allusions to Christ in "The Passing of Arthur."

10. Who arrives before the tournament in "The Last Tournament" and what news does he relay?

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