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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal was tethered with a leash?

2. How does the poem refer to Blancandrin?

3. Under what type tree does Charlemagne sit?

4. Who is the first person to volunteer to go to Saragossa?

5. What event will be celebrated with Charlemagne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Oliver using to fight long after it was broken? Why did Oliver not use another implement?

2. What causes Marsile and Ganelon to argue? What is the result of the argument?

3. What is Bromimonde's reaction to being taken to France? How does Charlemagne treat Bromimonde?

4. Why is Charlemagne puzzled at Alda's reaction to the deaths of Roland and Oliver? What is the cause of Alda's reaction?

5. What does Ganelon tell Blancandrin about Roland? What is the solution to the problem?

6. What does Charlemagne do to ensure that Bromimonde converts to Christianity? How does Bromimonde respond to the treatment?

7. According to part one, what is Roland's role in the Song of Roland?

8. How many divisions are there? Where are they placed? What is the purpose of different locations?

9. What is Charlemagne's reaction when the governors and nobles approach him with the idea that Ganelon should be spared? What happens next?

10. What actions best represent Baligant's troops' eagerness to forge ahead with the battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Bromimonde went with Charlemagne, the former Queen struggled. What did Charlemagne say to ensure that he meant no harm? What fate befell Bromimonde in Aix? How did the Queen react? What changes occurred in Bromimonde after the fall of Saragossa?

Essay Topic 2

Before the war begins, Marsile summons fellow warrior and pagan Baligant to come to his aid. Baligant's trip is long, which affects Marsile's plan. Marsile also had to use coercion to get Baligant to come to Saragossa. What is the personal relationship between Marsile and Baligant? Where was Baligant's home? How did Baligant travel? What was used to coerce Baligant to go to Marsile's aid?

Essay Topic 3

After Charlemagne defeated Baligant, the French troops rode to Saragossa to take control of the city. Explain the actions taken by Charlemagne's men and the purpose behind each. What was the point of trying to convert the pagans? How did Marsile escape being taken back to Aix? What became of Bromimonde?

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