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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Canto 12 | Book 5, Canto 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only woman who can wear the girdle of Florimell?
(a) The Snowy Florimell.
(b) Una.
(c) Belphoebe.
(d) Amoret.

2. Why do Britomart and Artegall part after finally finding each other?
(a) Neither one of them want to quit their line of duty, so they decide to deny their true feelings.
(b) Artegall must finish his quest, and Britomart pledges to help Scudamore find Amoret.
(c) They feel that a marriage so soon would be fool hardy.
(d) They want time to collect money and plan for the festivities of their nuptials.

3. What does Blandamour suggest the prize for the loser should be in his proposed duel with Braggadochio?
(a) Ate.
(b) The broken spear.
(c) A week of servitude.
(d) Exilement.

4. Who protects Guyon from his enemies while he is unconscious?
(a) An Angel and the Palmer.
(b) The Red Cross Knight.
(c) Phaedra.
(d) Mammon.

5. How does The Red Cross Knight rise to battle with the dragon a second day after being tossed aside wounded and almost lifeless after the first long day of battle?
(a) He lands in the Well of Life, which heals his wounds and gives him more power.
(b) He was only pretending to be lifeless so that the dragon would wear himself out in the battle and reveal his weaknesses.
(c) Una brings a member of the House of Holiness to help heal him.
(d) He is strengthened by a dream in which the Faerie Queene shows him the way to victory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the victor of the tournament?

2. Why does Mammon return Guyon to the surface?

3. How does the Red Cross Knight finally defeat the dreaded dragon?

4. Why is Sir Scudamore so happy when Artegall cracks Britomart's helmet in battle?

5. When Una recognizes The Red Cross Knight's weaknesses, what does she do to help him strengthen them?

(see the answer key)

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