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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 Ettarre promise Pelleas if he wins her the prize of the tournament?

2. Where does Arthur tell Guinevere he hopes to see her again in "Guinevere"?

3. How many knights accompany Ettarre everywhere she goes?

4. Who had brought the Holy Grail to England?

5. According to the ghost, when will Arthur die in "The Passing of Arthur"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the exposition reveal of the diamonds in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

2. How does Tennyson break apart from the medieval vision of love in "Lancelot and Elaine" - and essentially in the book as a whole?

3. What can desire do to the human soul, as per the allegory in "Guinevere"? What of anger?

4. What theme is the backdrop of "The Holy Grail"?

5. What allegory does Tennyson refer to in "To the Queen"?

6. What is Arthur's justification for his anger at the knights for taking the oath in "The Holy Grail"?

7. What does Arthur think of the night before the battle in "The Passing of Arthur"?

8. Describe the allusions to Christ in "The Passing of Arthur."

9. How does Tennyson depict Gawain in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

10. How is Lancelot's character depicted in "Pelleas and Ettarre"? How does this differ than in the previous stories?

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 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

How is irony employed in "Gareth and Lynette" and in "Geraint and Enid"? How does the use of irony play into the stories' structure?

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