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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Malecasta to faint?
(a) Seeing The Red Cross Knight and Britomart together.
(b) Seeing four of her six knights hewn down by The Red Cross Knight.
(c) Finding that her beloved knight, Britomart, is a woman.
(d) Hearing that The Red Cross Knight will not take pleasure in her because of his love for Una.

2. What is The Squire's unique quest that he has been sent on by his beloved Columbell?
(a) He needs to acquire the mane hair of 300 horses.
(b) He is to find 300 women who will refuse him and his love advances.
(c) He has to defeat 300 monsters.
(d) He has to defeat 300 knights in battle.

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

4. Who wounds Amoret in the woods?
(a) Timias.
(b) The Hairy Carl.
(c) Belphoebe.
(d) Aemylia.

5. What gets in the way of the engagement between The Red Cross Knight and Una?
(a) The Red Cross Knight decided to live a life of celibacy and join the House of Holiness that helped him overcome his weaknesses.
(b) Una's parents object to the match because of his lowly birth.
(c) Una refuses his hand and declares her love for Arthur.
(d) It is revealed that he has already pledged his hand to Druessa while she was pretending to be Fidessa.

6. Who does Archimago disguise himself as in an attempt to fool Una
(a) The Red Cross Knight.
(b) Sansjoy.
(c) The Dwarf.
(d) Abessa.

7. What happens to Malbecco after being rejected by Hellenore after he finds her in the forest with the Satyrs.
(a) He joins the band of Satyrs hoping to one day win back the affections of Hellenore.
(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 finds a Satyr that he falls in love with and takes her away from the forest instead.
(d) He curses her to never bear children because of her unfaithfulness.

8. What surprise is revealed to Poeana?
(a) Her father forced her lover to be with her.
(b) She is secretly being held hostage by her father.
(c) She has had two lovers who look alike.
(d) She has magical powers.

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

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

11. What is Britomart's quest?
(a) To avenge the death of her brother.
(b) To aid the plight of Una.
(c) To find Artegall, her future husband.
(d) To regain the throne of her kingdom.

12. Why does Cymochles fight Guymon?
(a) He wants to win the love of Phaedra.
(b) He believes that Guymon left his brother to die at the hands of Occasion.
(c) He believes Guymon to be Archimago in disguise.
(d) He likes a good fight and would have fought with anyone who crossed his path.

13. Why is Sir Scudamore so unhappy when Britomart finds him?
(a) An evil magician has taken away his love, Amoret, against her will.
(b) He has been unfaithful to Amoret, his love, and is shamed by his actions.
(c) His castle is being burnt down by Amoret.
(d) Amoret, his betrothed has run away with another knight.

14. Who is the brother of Pyrochles?
(a) The lover of Acrasia.
(b) The father of Furor.
(c) The King of the Land.
(d) The brother of Archimago.

15. Why do Britomart and Artegall part after finally finding each other?
(a) Neither one of them want to quit their line of duty, so they decide to deny their true feelings.
(b) They want time to collect money and plan for the festivities of their nuptials.
(c) They feel that a marriage so soon would be fool hardy.
(d) Artegall must finish his quest, and Britomart pledges to help Scudamore find Amoret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Guyon fight The Red Cross Knight?

2. Why does Malbecco refuse to let the knights into his castle and make them sleep in the pig shed on the first night?

3. Why did Canacee give Cambell a magic ring?

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

5. What unlikely protector does Una find?

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