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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Guyon's mission?
(a) To find the House of Holiness and cure his weaknesses.
(b) He is to defeat the evil witch Acrasia.
(c) To gather an army to help fight in the ranks of the Faerie Queene's army.
(d) To avenge the death of his parents.

2. 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 likes a good fight and would have fought with anyone who crossed his path.
(d) He believes Guymon to be Archimago in disguise.

3. Why does Sansjoy challenge The Red Cross Knight to a duel?
(a) He wants to avenge the hurts he caused Una.
(b) He hates any righteous person and wants to stamp out the faith of the Knight.
(c) He is in love with the Knight's new traveling companion, Duessa.
(d) The Red Cross Knight killed his brother.

4. 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 refuses his hand and declares her love for Arthur.
(c) Una's parents object to the match because of his lowly birth.
(d) It is revealed that he has already pledged his hand to Druessa while she was pretending to be Fidessa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to ever defeat Guyon in a fight?

2. What does the witch do to calm his son down after Florimell runs away?

3. How is Orgoglio finally defeated?

4. How did Triamond survive his battle with Campbell?

5. Why does Guyon fight The Red Cross Knight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does an angel watch over Guyon?

2. What happens to The Red Cross Knight at The House of Holiness?

3. Why does Mirabella not need protecting?

4. Who is Calidore searching for, and what does it represent?

5. Explain the sad story of Phedon.

6. What does the blood on the baby's hands symbolize?

7. Explain the dispute between Amidas and Bracidas.

8. Why is Calidore distracted from his quest to kill The Blatant Beast?

9. What makes Duessa so dangerous to The Red Cross Knight?

10. How is Guyon defeated for the first time in his life?

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