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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Canto 1 | Book 4, Canto 2 | Book 4, Canto 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Braggadochio come across his horse?
(a) He stole it from Guyon.
(b) He inherited it from his uncle.
(c) He found it wandering in the woods.
(d) Belphoebe gave it to him as a reward for finding her.

3. Why does Alma, the virgin ruler of the castle, welcome Arthur and Guyon so warmly?
(a) She is a servant of Acrasia and wants to poison them at banquet.
(b) She is Archimago in disguise.
(c) They disbanded the group of ruffians who were attacking the castle.
(d) She knows that they took part in defeating Pyrochles and Cymochles.

4. What happens to Malbecco after being rejected by Hellenore after he finds her in the forest with the Satyrs.
(a) He finds a Satyr that he falls in love with and takes her away from the forest instead.
(b) He returns to his buried treasure to find it gone and slinks away to live out his days in a cave as Jealousy.
(c) He joins the band of Satyrs hoping to one day win back the affections of Hellenore.
(d) He curses her to never bear children because of her unfaithfulness.

5. How does Sansjoy recover after he loses his duel with the Red Cross Knight?
(a) Duessa gives her life in exchange for Sansjoy's.
(b) Archimago saves him after Sansjoy agrees to help him destroy Una.
(c) He and Duessa convince a physician in the underworld to bring him back to life.
(d) He escapes to the Bower of Bliss, where he heals over time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hellenore set fire to her husband's treasures?

2. Why won't the blood on the baby's hands wash off?

3. Why does Malbecco finally let the knights in?

4. Who took Belphoebe from her sleeping mother's side and raised her?

5. Why was Florimell seen fleeing through the woods?

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