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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the consummation of heart's desire, its root and its blossoming?
(a) The Gral.
(b) The King.
(c) The maiden.
(d) The Queen.

2. What does Queen Herzeloyde forbid others from teaching to Parzival?
(a) Her labor.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) Knighthood.

3. What provides food and drink for all of the hundreds who are gathered in the castle with Parzival?
(a) The workers.
(b) Gral.
(c) The slaves.
(d) The page.

4. Where does Parzival go during the evening and happen upon an Angler who helps him?
(a) Forest.
(b) River.
(c) Castle.
(d) Lake.

5. Who decides to take his leave even though his brother is sad to see him go?
(a) Parzival.
(b) Gawan.
(c) King of Anjou.
(d) Gahmuret.

6. Anfortas expects that Parzival should free him by ____________, but Parzival does not as he is forbidden to.
(a) Asking a question.
(b) Killing him.
(c) Singing a song.
(d) Reading a book.

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

8. __________ lands are once again made happy and rejoicing is seen again in the lands, for a time.
(a) Gawan's.
(b) Ither's.
(c) Parzival's.
(d) Bene's.

9. Queen Condawiramurs has said that she would rather ___________ than to marry Clamide.
(a) Give up her lands.
(b) Run away.
(c) Fight with a sword.
(d) Commit suicide.

10. What is the name of the King who wants to marry Queen Condwiramurs, though she does not want to marry him?
(a) Clamide.
(b) Cundrie.
(c) Gawan.
(d) Arthur.

11. Parzival tells the seneschal to submit the surrender of Clamide to Lady Cunneware as well as to _____________.
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Ither.
(c) Lady Bene.
(d) Gawan.

12. Queen Condwiramurs does not stop Parzival from going as her ________ allows her to deny him nothing.
(a) Love.
(b) Rule.
(c) Station.
(d) Power.

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

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

15. What is Parzival seeking when he talks to the Angler during that evening?
(a) A woman.
(b) Shelter.
(c) His brother.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the affliction of Antanor that is first seen in this section of the book?

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

3. Who rides out to challenge Parzival, though he can barely notice this person as he is engrossed in love?

4. A servant of Lady ___________ sees Parzival and raises an alarm for King Arthur's knights.

5. What is the name of the son who the Queen gives birth to after Gahmuret leaves?

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