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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 name of Arthur's sword?

2. Who was king before King Uther?

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

4. What word does Vivien hear Merlin say which throws her into a rage in "Merlin and Vivien"?

5. Who gives Arthur his sword in the Dedication?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What warning does Enid give Geraint about the Earl in "Geraint and Enid"? What is his reaction?

4. Discuss irony as it applies to the story of "Geraint and Enid" in a medieval sense.

5. What discussion do King Mark and Vivien have in the beginning of "Merlin and Vivien"?

6. What is the controversy over Arthur's birth in "The Coming of the King"? What does this have to do with the central plot of Arthur's objective in the story?

7. How does the style of Romanticism appear in "The Coming of Arthur"?

8. Why does Bellicent instate her condition for Gareth's joining Arthur's court? What is the condition?

9. What tactic does Vivien use on Guinevere in "Merlin and Vivien"?

10. Who does Leodogran summon to prove Arthur's birth? What do they relay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Arthur and Lancelot in "Idylls of the King." How are these men similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the treatment of women and attitudes toward the roles of women and men in medieval ages and in the Victorian era as they are represented in "Idylls of the King."

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