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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. With what is Sir Percivale immediately with upon leaving for his search for the Grail?
(a) A black knight.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Anger.

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

3. What does Ettarre send her knights to do with Pelleas in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Scare him away.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Ask him to summon Arthur.
(d) Bind him and bring him in.

4. Which of Arthur's knights has planned to overthrow him in "Guinevere"?
(a) Doorm.
(b) Modred.
(c) Pellam.
(d) Mark.

5. Who taunts Tristram over his infidelity in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Gawain.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Dragonet.
(d) Guinevere.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pelleas and Ettarre," Pelleas overhears the women near where over a hundred of what kind of trees grow?

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

3. Arthur claims in "Guinevere" that men naturally seek wives who help them practice what?

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

5. Where does Arthur sit in the hall in the beginning of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What theme is the backdrop of "The Holy Grail"?

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