The Song of Roland Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Song of Roland is referred to as what type of poem?
(a) Epic
(b) Haiku
(c) Edda
(d) Lyrical

2. What type of pelt does Ganelon wear?
(a) Wolf
(b) Beaver
(c) Marten
(d) Chinchilla

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

4. Where is Charlemagne's home?
(a) Avignon
(b) Aix
(c) Marseilles
(d) Provence

5. What is Roland's title?
(a) Prince
(b) Duke
(c) Baron
(d) Count

6. Who is Baldwin?
(a) Courtier
(b) Roland's best friend
(c) Ganelon's son
(d) Stablehand

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

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

9. Who encourages peace between Marsile and Ganelon?
(a) Blancandrin
(b) High Priest
(c) Pagans
(d) Marsile's wife

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

11. What is Ganelon's plan to achieve peace?
(a) Deceive both Marsile and Charlemagne
(b) Kill Roland
(c) Abandon his post
(d) Convince Charlemagne to become pagan

12. In Charlemagne's dream, what item does Ganelon break?
(a) Lance
(b) Pact of loyalty
(c) Ganelon's fald-stool
(d) Goblet

13. Who is the ruler of the region?
(a) Marsile
(b) Olivier
(c) Marseilles
(d) Roland

14. Marsile believes that Charlemagne will grow...
(a) Ill
(b) Faint
(c) Bitter
(d) Old

15. What city does Ganelon go to to meet Charlemagne?
(a) Galne
(b) Aix
(c) Saragossa
(d) Paris

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poem refer to Blancandrin?

2. Which of these things was NOT given to Ganelon by Charlemagne?

3. Ganelon says that Charlemagne would rather die than leave his...

4. How many French generals are killed by Grandoine?

5. What item(s) does Ganelon give to Charlemagne?

(see the answer keys)

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