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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Canto 7 | Book 3, Canto 8 | Book 3, Canto 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Timias not declare his love for Belphoebe after she heals him of his wounds?
(a) He thinks she is too low for his high standards.
(b) He feels too low for her great standards.
(c) He is sure she is in love with another.
(d) He fears the wrath of her father.

2. What did Britomart see in the magic mirror that Merlin showed her?
(a) Her kingdom being destroyed, and the way to avoid that awful fate.
(b) Her past.
(c) Her future as a great knight.
(d) Her true love.

3. Why does Mammon return Guyon to the surface?
(a) Guyon did not submit to any of the temptations offered him.
(b) Guyon was disrespectful to Mammon's daughter.
(c) Mammon grows to like Guyon too much to tempt him and enslave him.
(d) Guyon offended him.

4. Who is the first person to ever defeat Guyon in a fight?
(a) Britomart.
(b) Arthur.
(c) The Red Cross Knight.
(d) Una.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Una come across in her distress that gives her hope?

2. What stops Guyon from killing The Red Cross Knight?

3. Why did Britomart become a knight?

4. What gives The Red Cross Knight the courage he needs to slay Error when he is almost defeated?

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

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