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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 does Guinevere do with the prize from the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Holds it to her breast.
(b) Tears it in shreds.
(c) Throws it at him.
(d) Throws it into the river.

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

3. What does Ettarre promise Pelleas if he wins her the prize of the tournament?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her kingdom.
(d) Her forgiveness.

4. What does Guinevere do when Arthur arrives at the convent in "Guinevere"?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Runs to him.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Falls prostrate.

5. Arthur claims in "Guinevere" that men naturally seek wives who help them practice what?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Pride.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ettarre send her knights to do with Pelleas in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

2. Who had brought the Holy Grail to England?

3. With what is Sir Percivale immediately with upon leaving for his search for the Grail?

4. Whom does Arthur leave in control of the kingdom when he goes to war in "The Last Tournament"?

5. Where does Arthur tell Guinevere he hopes to see her again in "Guinevere"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe how pride plays into the story of "The Holy Grail."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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