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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. To whom does Lancelot plan on giving the prize of the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Erowyn.
(c) Ariela.
(d) Guinevere.

2. To whom does Sir Percivale tell the story of "The Holy Grail"?
(a) Lanceter.
(b) Ambrosius.
(c) Galahad.
(d) Leodogran.

3. How many brothers does Elaine have in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. Where does Arthur sit in the hall in the beginning of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Camelot.
(b) Caerleon.
(c) Sir Mark's castle.
(d) Lot.

5. Who had brought the Holy Grail to England?
(a) Saint Arimathan Joseph.
(b) Saint Terrence Antillion.
(c) Saint Joseph Antithes.
(d) Saint Andrew Maridriel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Arthur send to give the mysterious knight the tournament prize in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

2. Which of Arthur's knights has planned to overthrow him in "Guinevere"?

3. Where has Guinevere entered a convent in "Guinevere"?

4. To which castle does Lancelot ride to in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

5. Who is the fool of Arthur's castle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Arthur ask of Bedivere in "The Passing of Arthur" regarding Excalibur? What does Bedivere do?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Tennyson's viewpoint of the oath of marriage in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

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

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

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