View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who secretly arms himself, even though King Arthur tries to stop a duel from happening at all?

2. Who is assured his comfort during the night, according to the way the story is told?

3. Where do Orgeluse and Gawan go when she asks him to defend himself if he can as a knight?

4. Gawan pledges to be Queen Arnive's __________ as she has helped him heal with the help of her medicines.

5. For how long does Parzival seek out the Gral, according to this part of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the knight and Gawan race toward each other?

2. What does Gawan learn when he meets King Vegulaht at Barbigoel?

3. What does Gawan do, according to his host's instructions when he goes to the castle?

4. What does Gawan tell Itonje after freeing Lischois and Turkoyt?

5. Who are the three ladies that Gawan is instructed to kiss as a part of his healing process?

6. What does Trevrizent tell Parzival before Parzival leaves once again?

7. What does Gawan do which ignores his host's fears, according to the story?

8. Who must fight the duel in order to win the honor before Itonje, according to the story?

9. What is strange about the duel that Gawan has to be in at the start of this section?

10. What does Gawan not tell Itonje, even as he offers his services to her to help her with her romance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gawan is going to fight a person, even though he knows that he is innocent of the charges against him.

Part 1: Do you think Gawan should fight if he is innocent?

Part 2: How can Gawan prove that he is innocent of the charges?

Part 3: What might people think if Gawan did not show up for the fight?

Essay Topic 2

The knights are held in great esteem and are offered places to stay along their journey.

Part 1: Who are some of the people today that might be considered modern knights?

Part 2: How would you react if a knight came into your town and asked for a place to stay?

Part 3: Why was it important that people offered places to stay to the knights who were travelling?

Essay Topic 3

Many women want to marry the knights when they have great victories for them, but this angers other people and other kings.

Part 1: Why do you think the women want to marry the victors?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea for the women to marry their knights?

Part 3: How do you think the marriages might impact other kingdoms and lands?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample