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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 is the one person to whom Guinevere talks in "Guinevere"?

2. To whom is Tristram married in "The Last Tournament"?

3. Whose ghost visits Arthur in "The Passing of Arthur"?

4. Arthur claims in "Guinevere" that men naturally seek wives who help them practice what?

5. Who tells the story in "The Passing of Arthur"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur ask of Bedivere in "The Passing of Arthur" regarding Excalibur? What does Bedivere do?

2. What is the story of the ruby necklace in "The Last Tournament"?

3. What is the principle plot of "Pelleas and Ettarre"?

4. Who arrives before the tournament in "The Last Tournament" and what news does he relay?

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

6. How does Tennyson's version of "Lancelot and Elaine" embody Romantic notions of love?

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

8. What is Tennyson's viewpoint of the oath of marriage in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

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

10. What is happening to Camelot in "The Last Tournament"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "infidelity" in "Idylls of the King." How is this theme overriding throughout the stories? In what ways does Tennyson depict infidelity?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the structural elements of "Idylls of the King." Identify and define the voice, tense, and verse style of the poems in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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