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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What religion is Charlemagne?
(a) Anglican
(b) Catholic
(c) Pagan
(d) Lutheran

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

4. What is Ganelon's plan once he reaches Saragossa?
(a) Trickery
(b) Begging
(c) Bullying
(d) Subservience

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

6. Blancandrin is described as:
(a) Devious and cruel
(b) Ignorant and unkempt
(c) Brilliant and deceitful
(d) Wise and gallant

7. Who warns Charlemagne that Marsile is not to be trusted?
(a) Ganelon
(b) Turpin
(c) Roland
(d) Oliver

8. According to Marsile, Charlemagne is how old?
(a) 139 years
(b) 200 years
(c) 90 years
(d) 1000 months

9. What is Roland's relationship to Charlemagne?
(a) Son
(b) Nephew
(c) Courtier
(d) Stableboy

10. What did Charlemagne do after hearing about Marsile's willingness to convert?
(a) Sent Blancandrin away
(b) Called for the Archbishop
(c) Bowed his head
(d) Laughed

11. What material did the people use to create Marsile's throne?
(a) Wood from a sacred tree
(b) Granite
(c) Mable
(d) Human bones

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

13. Where did the messengers sleep?
(a) Tent
(b) Stable
(c) Palace
(d) Gardener's hut

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

15. The poem does not address which of the following:
(a) Corruption
(b) Betrayal
(c) Christianity
(d) Violence

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roland repay Grandoine?

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

3. Who is sent ahead to act as lookout for Roland?

4. What is Ganelon's plan to achieve peace?

5. The soldiers equated the plague as:

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