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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. Why does Guinevere not attend the tournament in "Lancelot and Elaine"?

2. At whose castle is Tristram's first wife being held captive?

3. What causes great confusion in the final battle of Arthur?

4. Whose army is Arthur fighting in "The Passing of Arthur"?

5. What does Guinevere do when Arthur arrives at the convent in "Guinevere"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Percivale give as the exposition of how the Holy Grail came about?

6. What theme does Tristram represent in "The Last Tournament"? Where has this theme been seen before?

7. What is taking place in the beginning of "Guinevere"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "social standing" and "lineage" in "Idylls of the King." Who in the stories represents the theme? How?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "humility" in "Idylls of the King." In what stories does this theme stand in the forefront? What symbols reinforce the theme?

Essay Topic 3

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."

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