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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?
(a) The Knight of the Green Chapel.
(b) The knight of the fields.
(c) Simply The Green Knight.
(d) The Knight of the Green Castle.

2. What color are the Green Knights spurs?
(a) Pewter.
(b) Silver.
(c) Green.
(d) Gold.

3. How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?
(a) Arthur is Gawain's father.
(b) Arthur is Gawain's brother-in-law.
(c) Arthur is Gawain's uncle.
(d) Arthur is Gawain's cousin.

4. What does the Green Knight do with his own head?
(a) Holds it by the hair.
(b) Grasps it by the neck.
(c) Rolls it over to his horse.
(d) Puts it into a bag.

5. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?
(a) Agravain.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Bertilak de Hautdesert.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he first enters Arthur's castle, what is the Green Knight holding in one of his hands?

2. How many strikes does the Green Knight wish to trade with a knight?

3. Who is the second to volunteer to take the Green Knights challenge?

4. How many blows does Arthur tell Sir Gawain to give to the Green Knight?

5. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?

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