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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 does Geraint give to the peasants in return for their hospitality in "Geraint and Enid"?

2. From whom does King Pellam find himself descended in "Balin and Balan"?

3. Who is Leodogran's brother?

4. How did Vivien's father die?

5. How does Geraint eventually die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the concept of emotion viewed differently from the medieval period than the Romantic period? How is this reflected symbolically in "The Marriage of Geraint"?

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

6. What is the major theme of "Merlin and Vivien"?

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

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

9. What is Vivien's goal for Merlin in "Merlin and Vivien"? What is her motivation?

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

Discuss the theme of "humility" in "Idylls of the King." In what stories does this theme stand in the forefront? What symbols reinforce the theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the world view of the Middle Ages differs from that of the Romantic era, as expressed in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King."

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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