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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During her visit on the second hunting day, what does "the lady" say that Sir Gawain is the head of?
(a) Humor.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) Love.
(d) Lust.

2. What winds wrestle with the sun during the fall?
(a) Welkin.
(b) Euros.
(c) Etesian.
(d) Foehn.

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

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

5. What is wound around the Green Knight's axe handle?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Thorns.
(c) Lace.
(d) Silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes do the knights place on Sir Gawain's feet?

2. How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?

3. What promise do Sir Gawain and "the lord" make before going to bed on the first day of the hunt?

4. What image, other than the pentangle, does Sir Gawain have on his shield?

5. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did all of the knights think about a possible fight with the Green Knight?

2. What does Sir Gawain present "the lord" with on the night of the third hunt?

3. How is the castle of "the lord" described?

4. What rules does Arthur have regarding his eating at celebrations?

5. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where he got his kiss from?

6. What do the guests at Arthur's do to gain the presents?

7. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain agree to on the night of the first hunt?

8. What arrangement do "the lord" and Sir Gawain make regarding the spoils of their days?

9. How is the Green Knight described as he first enters Arthur's castle?

10. What happens when the first course is served during the Christmas celebration in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?

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