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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the son who the Queen gives birth to after Gahmuret leaves?
(a) Parzival.
(b) Feirefiz.
(c) Gawan.
(d) Tromathat.

2. _________ was asked to reward the attentions of King Meljanz, which she does not.
(a) Itonje.
(b) Antikione.
(c) Bene.
(d) Obie.

3. Who offers to be Parzival's host and to train him after Parzival decides to leave King Arthur's Court?
(a) No one.
(b) Gawan.
(c) Ither.
(d) Gurnemanz.

4. Ampflise sends a note to Gahmuret, offering her __________ in exchange for love unrequited.
(a) Mother.
(b) Crown.
(c) Lands.
(d) Daughter.

5. Wolfram himself was an unfree _______, bound to the service of a lord according to the Introduction.
(a) King.
(b) Knight.
(c) Serf.
(d) Slave.

6. Gurnemanz's teachings to Parzival prevent Parzival from ___________ when he is in the presence of the Gral.
(a) Asking questions.
(b) Listening.
(c) Moving.
(d) Understanding.

7. Queen Herzeloyde is stricken with grief after the passing of Gahmuret and fights death only because she is ___________,
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Bored.
(c) Pregnant.
(d) In love.

8. Who does the Queen live in isolation with in the forest according to this part of the story?
(a) Her attendant.
(b) No one.
(c) Parzival.
(d) Gawan.

9. Wolfram tackles the retelling of a tale of great ___________, of inborn womanhood, and manly virtue.
(a) Fidelity.
(b) Courage.
(c) Honor.
(d) Infidelity.

10. _________ arrives and chides Parzival for not freeing Antfortas from his sorrows and asking the question.
(a) Gawan.
(b) Ither.
(c) Cundrie.
(d) Schastel.

11. What is the original name of the story that Wolfram Von Eschenbach is telling in this book?
(a) Parnival.
(b) Parvizal.
(c) Perceval.
(d) Parnida.

12. Kingrimursel accuses ________ of murdering his lord, and then challenges him to a fight.
(a) Gawan.
(b) Parvizal.
(c) Ither.
(d) King Arthur.

13. What is on the hilt of the sword that the page brings out to Parzival during this time in the castle?
(a) Sapphire.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Emerald.

14. Gawan commits Meljanz to Obilot as her ________ and she commands Meljanz to transfer his homage to Obie.
(a) Knight.
(b) Servant.
(c) Husband.
(d) Prisoner.

15. Custom dictates that the _________ brother inherits the entirety of the father's estate when he dies.
(a) Single.
(b) Eldest.
(c) Middle.
(d) Youngest.

Short Answer Questions

1. An assembly of ________ petitions the new kind to show his love for Gahmuret as a brother who wants to explore the world.

2. ________ requests permission to joust with Parzival, but he is also beaten when he comes face to face with him.

3. What does Parzival do that causes his mother to feel much grief at his decision?

4. What does Queen Herzeloyde forbid others from teaching to Parzival?

5. Queen __________ makes sure that Gawan is well taken care of and he blushes at the honors that are bestowed upon him.

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