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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 goes in secret and defeats Balin and Balan?

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

3. How does Guinevere promise to dress Geraint's wife in "The Marriage of Geraint"?

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

5. Balin ends up going toward whose realm in "Balin and Balan"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What justification is there in Vivien's attempts to expose the scandals of the royal palace?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the religious allusion in "Idylls of the King." What symbols are used to reflect this common theme and backdrop to the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tennyson's use of symbolism and motif in "Idylls of the King." How do these examples illustrate the stories' themes?

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