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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Arthur begin to eat during the celebrations?
(a) After all others have been served.
(b) All of these listed.
(c) After hearing of a knightly deed.
(d) After hearing a tale.

3. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Logres.
(b) Middleton.
(c) Drighton.
(d) Fariers.

4. How many miles away is the Green Chapel from "the lord's" castle?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. For how many days do the Christmas feasts take place?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

6. On what day does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain he can leave his castle?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) All Saints' Day.
(c) S. Matthew's Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

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

8. Who volunteers to take the Green Knights challenge first?
(a) Sir Bleoberis.
(b) Sir Lancelot.
(c) Sir Galahad.
(d) Arthur.

9. What happens to the Green Knight's axe after he leaves Arthur's castle beheaded?
(a) Sir Gawain locks it away.
(b) Arthur puts it in a chest in his own bedroom.
(c) It disappears.
(d) It is hung in Arthur's castle.

10. Who, according to the text, created the pentangle?
(a) Queen Guinevere.
(b) Solomon.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Saul.

11. What kind of shoes do the knights place on Sir Gawain's feet?
(a) Steel.
(b) Pewter.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Gold.

12. How many blasts do the hunters blow on their bugles to call the dogs to the hunt?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. What does "the lord" wish Sir Gawain to do while he is at his castle?
(a) Find a wife.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Deliver Mass.
(d) Rest.

14. What image, other than the pentangle, does Sir Gawain have on his shield?
(a) The image of the crucifixion.
(b) The image of Our Lady.
(c) The image of Christ.
(d) The image of the Cross.

15. According to the Green Knight, when will the challenging knight receive his strikes?
(a) Within a fortnight.
(b) In four months time.
(c) By surprise.
(d) A year and a day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lord" eat for breakfast on the first morning of his hunt?

2. At the opening of Chapter II of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what color have the groves turned?

3. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?

4. What is Sir Gawain doing as "the lord" leaves for his hunt?

5. During her visit on the second hunting day, what does "the lady" say that Sir Gawain is the head of?

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