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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. What is the second tactic that Vivien uses on Merlin in "Merlin and Vivien"?

2. With whom was Geraint in the woods watching the king's hunt in "The Marriage of Geraint"?

3. In which direction is the wood devil in "Balin and Balan"?

4. What does Geraint do to the Earl of Doorm?

5. Geraint takes his wife back to his own land to protect her of hearing rumors of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Geraint leave Camelot in "The Marriage of Geraint"? What is thought by others of his leaving?

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

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

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

5. What misunderstanding does Geraint undergo in "The Marriage of Geraint"? Why?

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

7. What does Guinevere represent to Balin in "Balin and Balan"? How does this affect his actions?

8. From where did the story of "Balin and Balan" originate?

9. What does Balin do once Balan has left on his mission for Arthur?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the structural elements of "Idylls of the King." Identify and define the voice, tense, and verse style of the poems in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of "trust" and of "jealousy" as they apply to the stories of "Idylls of the King." How do these themes intersect? Give examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of Balin and Balan. How do these brothers compare to one another? What does each represent symbolically?

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