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

2. Who tells the story in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Sir Belvidere.
(b) Sir Percivale.
(c) Sir Lancelot.
(d) Sir Galahad.

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

4. With whom is Guinevere having an affair in "The Last Tournament"?
(a) Tristram.
(b) Gawain.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Galahad.

5. To where does Arthur's army push the opposing forces in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) The stone wall.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The river.
(d) The castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose army is Arthur fighting in "The Passing of Arthur"?

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

3. What does Guinevere eventually become before she dies in "Guinevere"?

4. Which knight, known as pure and just, speaks with the first person who saw the Holy Grail?

5. How does Arthur feel about the knights taking the oath to search for the Holy Grail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What theme does Tristram represent in "The Last Tournament"? Where has this theme been seen before?

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

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

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

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

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

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