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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The ________ Knight appears to fight and excels in the battle at this point of the story.
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

3. Who rides out to learn who had given battle to the other two knights, according to the story?
(a) Uther.
(b) Gawan.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Cundrie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wolfram himself was an unfree _______, bound to the service of a lord according to the Introduction.

2. Who lost his life in service to Queen Belacane according to the story in this book?

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

4. How many maidens are carrying candles as a part of the procession in the castle?

5. Who is running through Parzival's mind after he leaves King Arthur's court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reminder of Condwiramurs that Parzival sees when he is off on his journey?

2. What is the intention of King Arthur as he rides in search of Parzival?

3. What happens when Segramors rides out to challenge Parzival?

4. What happens when Clamide arrives at King Arthur's court after his defeat in battle?

5. What does Clamide do in response to learning that Parzival has beaten his knights and that the Queen wants to marry Parzival?

6. What does the Queen of Waleis offer to the winner of the tournament that is in her land?

7. What does Parzival do, even though he has been warned not to do so by knights on the other side of the door?

8. What is in the letter that Ampflise sends to Gahmuret via messenger?

9. Why does Orilus act so violently towards his wife when he returns from battle?

10. Where does an angler direct Parzival when he comes to a lake in the evening?

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