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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Canto 1 | Book 3, Canto 2 | Book 3, Canto 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't the blood on the baby's hands wash off?
(a) The fountain they are at is really a transformed nymph and the water there cannot be made impure.
(b) The baby was cursed at birth.
(c) Before killing herself, the mother prayed that her blodd may remain on her baby's hands that he might remember her always.
(d) The blood is a sign of the baby's part in his mother's death.

2. Who is the messenger who delivers the engagement-breaking news?
(a) Duessa.
(b) The Dwarf.
(c) Archimago in disguise.
(d) Una.

3. Why does Sansjoy challenge The Red Cross Knight to a duel?
(a) He wants to avenge the hurts he caused Una.
(b) He is in love with the Knight's new traveling companion, Duessa.
(c) He hates any righteous person and wants to stamp out the faith of the Knight.
(d) The Red Cross Knight killed his brother.

4. Why is Belphoebe in the woods instead of at court?
(a) She prefers wild places to the softness of the court.
(b) She was abandoned there by her parents.
(c) She is hiding from someone.
(d) She got lost on her journey and is trying to find her way home.

5. What is the destiny for one of Britomart's future daughters, as revealed to her by Merlin?
(a) A future virgin queen.
(b) An evil enchantress.
(c) Another great female knight.
(d) A foolish princess who will destroy the kingdom through her carelessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the three upper rooms of the castle?

2. How does Sansjoy recover after he loses his duel with the Red Cross Knight?

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

4. Why does Alma, the virgin ruler of the castle, welcome Arthur and Guyon so warmly?

5. Why did Britomart become a knight?

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