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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. Why does Guinevere not attend the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She hates violence.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is with child.

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

3. What is the prize of Arthur's great tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) A scepter.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A crown.
(d) A ruby.

4. Where do Lancelot and his companion stay for the night in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) A holy hermit's.
(b) A nunnery.
(c) A king's.
(d) A knight's.

5. Which of Elaine's brothers decides to participate in the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
(a) Orian.
(b) Lanceter.
(c) Ricitin.
(d) Lavaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had brought the Holy Grail to England?

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

3. What is wrapped around the child whom Arthur and Lancelot find in "The Last Tournament"?

4. Who tells the story in "The Passing of Arthur"?

5. Whose forces are defeated in the battle in "Guinevere"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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