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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moon has come when Sir Gawain begins to think of his quest for the Green Knight?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Paschal.
(d) Michaelmas.

2. On the morning that Sir Gawain leaves, what is the first thing that he asks for?
(a) A blessing.
(b) His sword.
(c) The axe.
(d) His armor.

3. While Sir Gawain is riding away, what do his well-wishers say he should be deemed?
(a) A marquis.
(b) A duke.
(c) A king.
(d) A baron.

4. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?
(a) Meats.
(b) Oils.
(c) Wine.
(d) Mass.

5. How many blows does Arthur tell Sir Gawain to give to the Green Knight?
(a) As many as it takes to "fell" him.
(b) Only one.
(c) 25- the same number as kinghts at the Round Table.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color glitters from the carpet that Sir Gawain steps upon before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

2. What day is the third hunt to fall on?

3. What is the first question that the Green Knights asks Sir Gawain?

4. What color are the Green Knights spurs?

5. According to the narrator of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," how many hunters went out on the first hunting day?

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