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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Britomart defeat without recognizing?
(a) Artegall.
(b) Braggadochio.
(c) The Red Cross Knight.
(d) Blandamour.

2. How does Arthur bribe his way into the castle?
(a) He offers to tell secrets of their enemies that would weaken their defenses.
(b) He threatens to cast spells that Merlin taught him.
(c) He promises to protect them against all enemies.
(d) He uses the giants head which he cut off.

3. Why is Amoret so uncomfortable about traveling with Britomart?
(a) She fears for her virtue because she does not know that Britomart is a woman.
(b) She is afraid that Britomart will ask for information that she has promised to tell no one.
(c) She is afraid that Sir Scudamore, her husband, will be unhappy.
(d) She feels so indebted, but has no way to repay her.

4. Who does Una come across in her distress that gives her hope?
(a) Arthur
(b) Archimago disguised as The Red Cross Knight.
(c) The Red Cross Knight.
(d) Duessa.

5. What was Aemylia doing when she was captured by The Hairy Carl?
(a) Looking for berries.
(b) Running from a group of lusty men.
(c) Meeting her lover in the woods for a tryst.
(d) Following a ray of light that led her to the woods and then disappeared.

6. Why did Phedon kill his best friend and his betrothed?
(a) He killed them by mistake thinking they were his enemies.
(b) Claribel and Philemon tried to kill him.
(c) Philemon tricked Phedon into thinking that Claribell had been unfaithful.
(d) His best friend had killed his brother in a duel that his fiancee arranged.

7. What leads Belphoebe back to Timias?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A voice in her dreams telling her where to go.
(c) A stag.
(d) A turtle dove.

8. What is happening when Britomart finds Amoret?
(a) Amoret is running away from Busirane who is hurling curses at her.
(b) Busirane is trying to heal Amoret from some of her previous wounds.
(c) Busirane has put Amoret under a spell and she attacks Britomart.
(d) Amoret is tied to a pillar while Busirane casts spells on her.

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

10. When Una recognizes The Red Cross Knight's weaknesses, what does she do to help him strengthen them?
(a) She takes him to the House of Holiness.
(b) She prays with him for the strength he needs to overcome them three times a day.
(c) She asks Arthur to train him in the proper ways of being a Knight.
(d) She builds up his confidence by praising all of his good qualities for over five hours.

11. What unlikely protector does Una find?
(a) A deaf and dumb enchantress.
(b) A lion who would have eaten her.
(c) The Red Cross Knight's brother.
(d) An evil serpent.

12. Where does Phaedra take Guymon and Cymochles with her ferry?
(a) A desolate land.
(b) A dank, dark, dungeon.
(c) The House of Holiness.
(d) An island of pleasures.

13. Who took Belphoebe from her sleeping mother's side and raised her?
(a) Psyche.
(b) Cupid.
(c) The Goddess Venus.
(d) The Goddess Diana.

14. What is Una leading along with her on this journey?
(a) A White lamb.
(b) Everyone, she is the leader of the group.
(c) A dwarf she saved from danger.
(d) A sly monster who is tracking her without her notice.

15. What is significant about the three upper rooms of the castle?
(a) They hold ancient and powerful relics.
(b) They are the bedrooms of three sister queens.
(c) They are the prison cells of three powerful sorcerers.
(d) They are where decisions are made.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what mysterious way was Belphoebe's mother impregnated with her and her twin sister?

2. Why does Sansjoy challenge The Red Cross Knight to a duel?

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

4. Why does The Red Cross Knight abandon Una?

5. What does the fisherman do when he wakes up to see Florimell in his boat?

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