View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Malprimis?
(a) Marsile's brother
(b) Roland's brother
(c) Charlemagne's second in command
(d) Baligant's son

2. Roland's second call to Charlemagne denotes what?
(a) Cry for help
(b) Roland's death
(c) Victory
(d) A battle cry

3. Who brought news to Charlemagne?
(a) Blancandrin
(b) Roland
(c) Turpin
(d) Oliver

4. Marsile's nephew asks for how many barons?
(a) 9
(b) 40
(c) 20
(d) 11

5. The new generals are given what objects?
(a) Sword and horn
(b) Charlemagne's gold
(c) Pieces of Roland's armor
(d) Blessings from the archbishop

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at Charlemagne's side when he arrives at the battleground?

2. The poem states that Charlemagne cannot save himself from:

3. How do Charlemagne's people refer to themselves?

4. How does Charlemagne know that Ganelon has betrayed him?

5. What is the name of Oliver's sword?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 138 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample