Perceval is curious about the procession of objects but he does not ask questions because

the noble who knighted him told him not to ask questions

In literary terms a romance is

an imaginative story describing the deeds of noble heroes

Perceval decides to ask someone the next morning but does not because

everyone in the castle has disappeared

When Perceval leaves the castle, he notices some strange events such as the

drawbridge had been left open & closes after him w/out help

The reader first discovers that the boy SHOULD have asked questions when the

narrator says, "But he held his tongue more than he should"

The young woman realizes the boy must have found lodgings nearby when she observes that

both the boy & his horse are clean, well-fed, & well-rested

The young woman tells the boy his name will be changed from Perceval the Welshman to

Perceval the Wretched for his failure to ask questions

In the procession during dinner, Perceval sees

a white lance with drops of blood & a golden grail

The beautiful young woman Perceval meets in the forest tells him that

she is his cousin & saw his mother die

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"Perceval: The Story of the Grail"

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A world literature review of one of the legends of King Arthur

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1
Perceval is curious about the procession of objects but he does not ask questions because
the noble who knighted him told him not to ask questions
the man in the boat told him not to ask questions
he was so dazzled by the young woman that he was speechless
he was too shy to ask questions
2
The grail appears
to pass before Perceval's eyes as each dish is served
1 and 2
in the procession that passes between the fire and the table
never--it is referred to but never seen
3
In literary terms a romance is
an imaginative story describing the deeds of noble heroes
all of the above
a story from the Roman Catholic Church
Nothing more than a love story about a knight and a lady
4
The young woman tells Perceval that many ills will befall him because of his
disloyalty to King Arthur
sin against his mother
murder of the headless knight
theft of the hotel towel
5
Perceval decides to ask someone the next morning but does not because
everyone in the castle has disappeared
he remembers the advice the noble gave him
the castle is manned by mutes
his horse carries him off before he can ask anyone
6
When Perceval leaves the castle, he notices some strange events such as the
1 and 3
the sword the host had given him had disappeared
his horse becomes a beautiful young woman
drawbridge had been left open & closes after him w/out help
7
The reader first discovers that the boy SHOULD have asked questions when the
boy needed better directions to find the castle
boy sees the young woman holding the headless knight
narrator says, "But he held his tongue more than he should"
host presents him with the extraordinary sword
8
Other supernatural or magical elements in the story of Perceval include
a drawbridge that closes without anyone to operate it
an estate full of servants at night but empty in the morning
1 and 2
none of the above
9
The young woman realizes the boy must have found lodgings nearby when she observes that
the boy has the Fisher King's beautiful sword
a stolen hotel towel is sticking out of the horse's pack
1 and 2
both the boy & his horse are clean, well-fed, & well-rested
10
The young woman also tells Perceval that
asking questions would have let the king regain his land
his host was the Fisher King
asking questions would have allowed the king to be healed
all of the above
11
The magical or supernatural elements in the story of Perceval include
all of the above
an estate that appears where nothing had been previously
a grail with light emanating from it
a lance that drips fresh blood
12
Romances have qualities or elements that include
all of the following
a quest or journey with a particular goal
events that may be magical or supernatural
the need to face tests or trials
13
The young woman tells the boy his name will be changed from Perceval the Welshman to
Perceval the Wretched for his failure to ask questions
Perceval the Wicked for his theft and murder
Perceval the Silent for his failure to ask questions
Perceval the Painful for causing so much misery
14
In the procession during dinner, Perceval sees
a gold & jeweled cross
all of the above
a magical sword
a white lance with drops of blood & a golden grail
15
The beautiful young woman Perceval meets in the forest tells him that
she is his cousin & saw his mother die
his father & brothers whom he thought were dead are alive
1 and 3
his mother is very ill and needs him
16
the purpose of Perceval's quest is to
rescue the Fisher King
all of the above
find the Holy Grail
find his mother
17
Throughout the story, the narrator refers to the main character as
Sir Perceval
Perceval
he or the boy
all of the above

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