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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. Arthur tells Guinevere he has not stopped what in "Guinevere"?
(a) Ruling the kingdom.
(b) Hating her.
(c) Hoping she'll return.
(d) Loving her.

2. In the last moments of battle in "The Passing of Arthur," who is left alive, in addition to Arthur?
(a) Pellam and Galahad.
(b) Modred and Percivale.
(c) Belvidere and Percivale.
(d) Modred and Belvidere.

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

4. Whose army is Arthur fighting in "The Passing of Arthur"?
(a) Mark's.
(b) The Red Knight's.
(c) Pellam's.
(d) Modred's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lancelot and his companion stay for the night in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

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

3. Where does Sir Percivale go to finish the remainder of his life?

4. Who does Pelleas fight in the ending of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

5. Who mortally wounds Arthur in the end of "The Passing of Arthur"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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