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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who falls in love with Le Fresne and convinces her to come away with him?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) A lord named Gurun.
(c) An elderly knight.
(d) The king.

2. What does Guigemar tie around her?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A belt.
(c) A girdle.
(d) A rope.

3. When the lover begins to slow, what does the princess do?
(a) She tells him to go back.
(b) She offers him the vial.
(c) She encourages him to continue.
(d) She yells at him.

4. When Lanval tells the queen he has the love of a woman who is so fair that her servant is still more beautiful than the queen, what does the queen do?
(a) She immediately tells Arthur what Lanval has said, telling him that it was she who spurned his advance.
(b) She laughs saying he lies.
(c) She pretends as if she never heard him.
(d) She begins to cry.

5. What would happen if Bisclavret could not find his clothes?
(a) He would be naked.
(b) He would need new clothes.
(c) He would remain a werewolf forever.
(d) He would be embarrassed.

6. How does the knight who is now married to Bisclavret's wife end up coming to the king's castle?
(a) He is looking for work at the castle.
(b) The king summons him to the castle.
(c) He is the king's brother.
(d) The king holds a festival and summons all the knights in his service.

7. How does Lanval's lover affect everyone?
(a) Her power stuns everyone.
(b) Her beauty stuns everyone.
(c) Her beauty scares everyone.
(d) Her power scares everyone.

8. Why does the king not wish to give his daughter up in marriage?
(a) He will be lonely.
(b) He is devoted to his daughter.
(c) He has found no worthy men.
(d) He trusts no one.

9. How does the lady resolve to kill herself?
(a) By stabbing herself.
(b) By poisoning herself.
(c) By jumping into the sea.
(d) By hanging herself.

10. He returns to the king's court and does what?
(a) Asks for a personal trainer.
(b) Announces his intention to take the challenge.
(c) Proposes a compromise.
(d) Tells her father they are eloping.

11. Later, while the king is staying with Bisclavret near the home of Bisclavret's wife, the creature sees his wife and does what?
(a) Kills her.
(b) Growls at her.
(c) Attacks her, biting off her nose.
(d) Ignores her.

12. Near a high mountain is what city?
(a) The city of Caens.
(b) The city of Pyres.
(c) The city of Nice.
(d) The city of Pitres.

13. When Le Fresne goes to live at the lord's castle with him, do they marry?
(a) Maybe.
(b) No.
(c) Probably.
(d) Yes.

14. What do these women do for Guigemar?
(a) They leave him alone.
(b) They give him medicine.
(c) They bandage his wound and hide him behind a curtain.
(d) They hire a doctor.

15. Trapped, what does Bisclavret do?
(a) He growls at the king.
(b) He kneels down before the king in a sign of mercy.
(c) He hides in the bushes.
(d) He begs for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the princess throws herself down next to her love?

2. About what is Bisclavret's wife concerned?

3. Who are neighbors in this story?

4. When the lord finally consents, who do his knights present?

5. Does the king agree to this plan?

(see the answer keys)

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