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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "fald-stool?"
(a) Poisonous mushroom
(b) Royal cloak
(c) Folding chair
(d) Pair of riding boots

2. How did Basan and Basilie die?
(a) Starved
(b) Stabbed
(c) Beheaded
(d) Hanged

3. How do Charlemagne's people refer to themselves?
(a) Undeserving
(b) Prussian
(c) Loyal
(d) Franks

4. What word does Baligant use to describe Charlemagne?
(a) Powerless
(b) Ruthless
(c) Foolish
(d) Fierce

5. Which one of the following is not a reason to summon Charlemagne?
(a) Charlemagne can kill the rest of the Saracens
(b) Charlemagne can retrieve the dead
(c) Charlemagne will save the bodies from being eaten by animals
(d) Charlemagne will reward the surviving French soldiers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the period of history called in which the story takes place?

2. What body part of Marsile's does Roland amputate?

3. The Saracens fear that if Charlemagne saves Roland, they will lose what item(s)?

4. Who asks for permission to kill Roland?

5. How does the poem refer to Blancandrin?

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