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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. For how long does Gareth's mother insist he do menial work for Arthur before becoming a knight?

2. Who was king before King Uther?

3. Who goes in secret and defeats Balin and Balan?

4. How many knights have seized Lynette's sister in "Gareth and Lynette"?

5. Who is the one person who stops after Geraint has collapsed at the side of the road in "Geraint and Enid"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how the theme of humility applies in "Gareth and Lynette."

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

5. In the story of "The Marriage of Geraint," what does the dwarf do to Guinevere's maiden and Geraint? What does Geraint vow?

6. How are women and men characterized in "Gareth and Lynette"?

7. Describe the character of Edyrn between "The Marriage of Geraint" and "Geraint and Enid."

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Vivien and Guinevere. How are these characters similar? How do they differ in their actions and their motivations? When do they interact in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "revenge" in the stories of "Idylls of the King." In what stories is this theme prevalent? Which characters represent the theme?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the stories of "Gareth and Lynette" and "Pelleas and Ettarre." What themes do these stories share? How do they differ in their outcomes?

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