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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. How does Aretegall punish Sanglier for his actions?
(a) Orders him to be a slave and squire to him for five years.
(b) Makes him wear the head of the woman he killed around his neck.
(c) Casts a spell on him that will blind him for ten years.
(d) Brands him with the mark of a murderer on his forehead.

2. Who is the victor of the tournament?
(a) The Red Cross Knight.
(b) Archimago in disguise.
(c) Braggadochio.
(d) Britomart.

3. 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 is strengthened by a dream in which the Faerie Queene shows him the way to victory.
(b) He lands in the Well of Life, which heals his wounds and gives him more power.
(c) Una brings a member of the House of Holiness to help heal him.
(d) He was only pretending to be lifeless so that the dragon would wear himself out in the battle and reveal his weaknesses.

4. Who does Marinell's mother ask to help fight the cause of her son's depression?
(a) Jove.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Venus.

5. Who took Belphoebe from her sleeping mother's side and raised her?
(a) The Goddess Venus.
(b) Psyche.
(c) Cupid.
(d) The Goddess Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Britomart defeat without recognizing?

2. What gets in the way of the engagement between The Red Cross Knight and Una?

3. Why does Martinell refuse passage to Britomart on the beach?

4. What is The Red Cross Knight shown when his destiny is revealed to him?

5. Why does Guyon collapse after being returned to the surface?

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