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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, Canto 4 | Book 6, Canto 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what mysterious way was Belphoebe's mother impregnated with her and her twin sister?
(a) By the mischieveous Cupid.
(b) By the sun's rays while sleeping by the water.
(c) Nobody knows. This is something Belphoebe is searching to find out.
(d) Through prayers and a deep desire for a baby.

5. Why is Priscilla so worried about her reputation?
(a) She had her virture taken away from her on the road.
(b) She ran away with a knight when she was betrothed to another.
(c) She fled from her father under false pretences.
(d) She is in love with Calidore and is afraid he thinks her weak and unworthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Guyon fight The Red Cross Knight?

2. What surprise is revealed to Poeana?

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

4. Why is Priscilla crying when Calidore come across her in the road?

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?

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