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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. What is wrapped around the child whom Arthur and Lancelot find in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Rubies.
(b) A silk robe.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Diamonds.

2. What is the prize in Arthur's tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) A golden circlet and a sword.
(b) A ruby necklace.
(c) A crown and a shield.
(d) A diamond.

3. What does Arthur ask be thrown into the ocean on his death bed?
(a) His scepter.
(b) His ring.
(c) His crown.
(d) Excalibur.

4. Where do the jousts take place in the tournament in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Usk Holden.
(b) Caeleon.
(c) Lexander.
(d) Camelot.

5. To whom is Tristram married in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Lysette.
(b) Isolt.
(c) Anterra.
(d) Imeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Guinevere not attend the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

2. What color eyes does Ettarre have in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

3. In what way does the Red Knight say his kingdom differs from Arthur's?

4. Who arrives to take Arthur away on a barge in the end of "The Passing of Arthur"?

5. What happens to Elaine in the end of "Lancelot and Elaine"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Percivale give as the exposition of how the Holy Grail came about?

2. What does the exposition reveal of the diamonds in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

3. Describe the allegory of Eden in "Guinevere."

4. What is the principle plot of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

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

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

7. How does Tennyson's version of "Lancelot and Elaine" embody Romantic notions of love?

8. What is the story of the ruby necklace in "The Last Tournament"?

9. What is happening to Camelot in "The Last Tournament"?

10. How does Tennyson break apart from the medieval vision of love in "Lancelot and Elaine" - and essentially in the book as a whole?

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