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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops Geraint and Enid as they continue past Doorm's realm?

2. What does Earl Doorm try to convince Enid in "Geraint and Enid"?

3. Geraint commands that Enid ride how when they set out in "Geraint and Enid"?

4. Who hosts the tournament in "The Marriage of Geraint"?

5. Gareth's mother allows him to go to Arthur's court on the condition that he work where first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem that Lynette turns to Arthur for help with?

2. How is the love affair between Guinevere and Lancelot presented differently by Tennyson than in the Medieval legends?

3. What is the state of England in "The Coming of Arthur"? Upon whose kingdom is the point of focus?

4. What decision on Arthur's part shocks the court in "Gareth and Lynette"?

5. What is Arthur's question for Balin and Balan when he summons them to court?

6. What is the principle theme of "Gareth and Lynette"?

7. Who "stops in" on Geraint and Enid in "Geraint and Enid"? Where are they?

8. What is the importance of royal blood to King Leodogran?

9. How does Edyrn's transformation have religious undertones?

10. What finally convinces Leodogran of Arthur's nobility?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different themes in "The Holy Grail." This is perhaps the most symbolic story of the book. What symbolism is used? What imagery? How do these tie into the major themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of love in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King." How does his depiction of love and other emotions differ from that of the medieval period?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the subject of sorcery in "Idylls of the King." Who represents this concept in particular? How did this character originate? What was the medieval belief of magic?

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