View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Roland at the end of this part of the poem?
(a) Turpin
(b) Charlemagne
(c) Marsile
(d) Angels

2. What animal or tool is used to kill Ganelon?
(a) Lion
(b) Horse
(c) Spear
(d) Axe

3. What animal is tied to Ganelon at this part in the story?
(a) Mule
(b) Lion
(c) Leopard
(d) Horse

4. What does Charlemagne do in the very last stanza?
(a) Sleeps
(b) Rides off to war
(c) Weeps
(d) Dies

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

6. Who is not among the French soldiers still alive?
(a) Roland
(b) Oliver
(c) Gautier
(d) Turpin

7. In what is Charlemagne most interested?
(a) Capturing Marsile
(b) Mourning Roland
(c) Claiming Spain
(d) Vengeance

8. Where is Charlemagne's place among his army?
(a) Charlemagne does not fight
(b) In the exact center
(c) In the back
(d) In the front

9. Who tells Charlemagne to pull it together?
(a) Priest
(b) Noble
(c) Angel
(d) Soldier

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

11. How does Alda die?
(a) She is trampled by horses
(b) From a broken heart
(c) Falls on Roland's sword
(d) She drinks poison

12. What is Neims' title?
(a) Baron
(b) Prince
(c) Duke
(d) Noble

13. What does Roland use to kill the Saracen?
(a) Sword
(b) Horn
(c) Rock
(d) Fists

14. According to the poem, the French are prepared to earn their:
(a) Martyrdom
(b) Victory
(c) Just reward
(d) Shame

15. What is the name of the newly besieged king?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Harold
(c) Vivien
(d) Jacque

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marsile reply to the objections?

2. What word does Charlemagne use against the governors?

3. How many slain generals are blessed by Turpin?

4. Which of these is NOT how Roland refers to Oliver?

5. What adorns Baligant's shield?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 279 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample