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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Queen dress her son in so as to make sure that he is not accepted as a knight?
(a) Formal garments.
(b) Fool's clothing.
(c) Rags.
(d) Nothing.

3. How many maidens are carrying candles as a part of the procession in the castle?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

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

5. What does a page carry as he walks through the room at the castle where Parzival is welcomed?
(a) Lance.
(b) Pig.
(c) Food.
(d) A maiden.

6. 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) Gawan.
(d) Parzival.

7. _________ visits Gawan and convinces him to be her knight, promising to provide love tokens in return.
(a) Obilot.
(b) Obie.
(c) Bene.
(d) Antikione.

8. Queen __________ makes sure that Gawan is well taken care of and he blushes at the honors that are bestowed upon him.
(a) Belacane.
(b) Seville.
(c) Orgeluse.
(d) Eschenbach.

9. Who is Ither, the one who Parzival ends up defeating in a match?
(a) Black Knight.
(b) White Knight.
(c) Green Knight.
(d) Red Knight.

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

11. What has fallen on the snow that reminds Parzival of Condwiramurs and his love for her?
(a) Stones.
(b) Ash.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Blood.

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

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

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

15. Gahmuret decides to _________ from the field in order to mourn his loss.
(a) Escape.
(b) Hide.
(c) Run away.
(d) Retire.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ________ bestows the sword upon Parzival and says that it will stand in good stead whenever it is tested in battle.

2. Anfortas expects that Parzival should free him by ____________, but Parzival does not as he is forbidden to.

3. Obie mocks her sister when __________ does not yet fight as Meljanz excels in battle.

4. What does Gahmuret learn from another, causing him to become deep in sorrow?

5. Queen Condwiramurs exceeds all other Queens in her __________, even though others warned Parzival to not offer help to her.

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