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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlemagne do on the morning of Ganelon's return?
(a) Frees Marsile's slaves
(b) Goes to mass
(c) Prepares to return home
(d) Throws Ganelon in jail

2. What will Marsile be offered if he converts to Christianity?
(a) Reprieve from execution
(b) A place in Charlemagne's royal court
(c) Life in a monastery
(d) Half of Spain

3. When Ganelon met Marsile, he was enveloped in what?
(a) Silks
(b) Women
(c) Veils
(d) Trees

4. Which of the following will NOT be offered to Charlemagne?
(a) Marsile's sword
(b) Commitment to convert
(c) Silver
(d) Hostages

5. Who is the first person to volunteer to go to Saragossa?
(a) Archbishop Turpin
(b) Ganelon
(c) Duke Neimes
(d) Count Basan

6. What is the period of history called in which the story takes place?
(a) Renaissance
(b) Dark Ages
(c) Medieval
(d) Reconstructionist

7. How does Marsile expect the interaction to end?
(a) With the beheading of the hostages
(b) With the surrender of Saragossa
(c) With another call to war
(d) The death of Charlemagne

8. Which animal was tethered with a leash?
(a) Bear
(b) Lion
(c) Hawk
(d) Greyhound

9. How does Charlemagne know that Ganelon has betrayed him?
(a) He has a dream
(b) Ganelon confessed
(c) Roland overhead a conversation
(d) The seer told Charlemagne

10. Archbishop Turpin kills which mystical Saracen?
(a) Witch
(b) Seer
(c) Enchanter
(d) Wizard

11. How long has Charlemagne been at war?
(a) 10 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 7 years

12. How does Ganelon refer to himself?
(a) Meek
(b) Loyal
(c) Ambitious
(d) Fierce

13. At the end of the first battle, how many Saracens are left alive?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 8
(d) 0

14. How many hostages will be presented?
(a) 100
(b) 10-20
(c) None
(d) 25-50

15. How does Charlemagne refer to Ganelon?
(a) Soulless mercenary
(b) Evil doer
(c) Traitorous fool
(d) Devil incarnate

Short Answer Questions

1. Oliver says he would rather die than face what?

2. The poem states that Charlemagne holds no man in...

3. Which one of the following is not a reason to summon Charlemagne?

4. What did Charlemagne do after hearing about Marsile's willingness to convert?

5. Blancandrin is described as:

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