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

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

3. Who initially had the vision of the Holy Grail?
(a) Guinevere's sister.
(b) Arthur's sister.
(c) Lancelot's sister.
(d) Sir Percivale's sister.

4. Where does Arthur sit in the hall in the beginning of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
(a) Camelot.
(b) Caerleon.
(c) Lot.
(d) Sir Mark's castle.

5. Where has Guinevere entered a convent in "Guinevere"?
(a) Addensbury.
(b) Almesbury.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Arutian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taunts Tristram over his infidelity in "The Last Tournament"?

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

3. Arthur tells Guinevere he has not stopped what in "Guinevere"?

4. After passing through the swamp, where does Sir Percivale see the Grail in "The Holy Grail"?

5. What does Arthur ask be thrown into the ocean on his death bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What does Arthur think of the night before the battle in "The Passing of Arthur"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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