View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what mysterious way was Belphoebe's mother impregnated with her and her twin sister?
(a) By the sun's rays while sleeping by the water.
(b) Through prayers and a deep desire for a baby.
(c) Nobody knows. This is something Belphoebe is searching to find out.
(d) By the mischieveous Cupid.

2. Why did Canacee give Cambell a magic ring?
(a) To protect him during the tournament and keep herself from getting married.
(b) To save his life and make him king.
(c) To confuse his wits and have him make her queen.
(d) To cause him to lose so that she could marry Triamond.

3. Who ended the battle between Triamond and Campbell with her pleading?
(a) Cambina.
(b) Canacee.
(c) Florimell.
(d) Belphoebe.

4. Why won't the blood on the baby's hands wash off?
(a) The fountain they are at is really a transformed nymph and the water there cannot be made impure.
(b) The blood is a sign of the baby's part in his mother's death.
(c) Before killing herself, the mother prayed that her blodd may remain on her baby's hands that he might remember her always.
(d) The baby was cursed at birth.

5. What does Error vomit up as a defense against The Red Cross Knight's attack?
(a) Moldy books and papers.
(b) Skin-searing acid.
(c) Knives and swords.
(d) Blood.

6. Who is the messenger who delivers the engagement-breaking news?
(a) Archimago in disguise.
(b) Duessa.
(c) The Dwarf.
(d) Una.

7. What is Britomart's quest?
(a) To avenge the death of her brother.
(b) To aid the plight of Una.
(c) To regain the throne of her kingdom.
(d) To find Artegall, her future husband.

8. Why is Furor beating the young man?
(a) He has mistaken the young man for someone else who disrespected him.
(b) He is trying to get information out of him.
(c) Occasion, his mother, told him to.
(d) The young man stole his horse.

9. Who does Britomart defeat without recognizing?
(a) Braggadochio.
(b) Blandamour.
(c) Artegall.
(d) The Red Cross Knight.

10. What does the fisherman do when he wakes up to see Florimell in his boat?
(a) He takes pity on her for her plight and promises to help her.
(b) He tries to rape her on a pile of fish.
(c) He gets angry at her for taking his boat out to sea.
(d) He doesn't even notice her because he is blind.

11. Why is Amoret so uncomfortable about traveling with Britomart?
(a) She fears for her virtue because she does not know that Britomart is a woman.
(b) She is afraid that Britomart will ask for information that she has promised to tell no one.
(c) She feels so indebted, but has no way to repay her.
(d) She is afraid that Sir Scudamore, her husband, will be unhappy.

12. Why does Martinell refuse passage to Britomart on the beach?
(a) His mother told him that one day he would be killed by a strange virgin woman.
(b) He is Archimago in disguise.
(c) He wants her to make love to him before letting her by.
(d) He has been commanded to stop all passersby at all costs.

13. Why was Florimell seen fleeing through the woods?
(a) She was trying to catch some men that had stolen precious jewels from her.
(b) She was trying to find someone to help her combat evil men who had attacked her father.
(c) She was being chased by lusty sorcerers.
(d) She was grieved at hearing of the death of her beloved knight.

14. How is Orgoglio finally defeated?
(a) The Red Cross Knight pretends to be dead, and then vanquishes Orgoglio when he turns away in vain triumph.
(b) Sansloy defeats him thinking that it might be Archimago in disguise.
(c) Duessa betrays him and stabs him from behind.
(d) Arthur reveals an extremely bright shield and conquers him.

15. What does the beast do when he fails to capture and kill Florimell after she jumps into the fisherman's boat?
(a) He tears himself apart in shame.
(b) He tries to swim after her and drowns.
(c) He goes back to the witch's son and eats him.
(d) He eats her horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Squire's unique quest that he has been sent on by his beloved Columbell?

2. How does Una escape from the lusty Sansloy?

3. What causes Una to faint numerous times?

4. What unlikely protector does Una find?

5. What is the destiny for one of Britomart's future daughters, as revealed to her by Merlin?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 854 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample