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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. In "Pelleas and Ettarre," Pelleas overhears the women near where over a hundred of what kind of trees grow?
2. What is wrapped around the child whom Arthur and Lancelot find in "The Last Tournament"?
3. By whom is the boy beaten when he arrives at Arthur's court before the tournament in "The Last Tournament"?
4. How many times has Lancelot previously won Arthur's tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
5. Who at the convent knows Guinevere's identity in "Guinevere"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the allegory of Eden in "Guinevere."
2. How does "Pelleas and Ettarre" interplay with the other stories of Idylls of the King?
3. How does Tennyson's version of "Lancelot and Elaine" embody Romantic notions of love?
4. What is taking place in the beginning of "Guinevere"?
5. How is Lancelot's character depicted in "Pelleas and Ettarre"? How does this differ than in the previous stories?
6. What does the exposition reveal of the diamonds in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
7. What is Tennyson's viewpoint of the oath of marriage in "Lancelot and Elaine"?
8. What does Arthur ask of Bedivere in "The Passing of Arthur" regarding Excalibur? What does Bedivere do?
9. What is happening to Camelot in "The Last Tournament"?
10. How does Tennyson depict Gawain in "Pelleas and Ettarre"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Discuss the depiction of love in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King." How does his depiction of love and other emotions differ from that of the medieval period?
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