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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is at Charlemagne's side when he arrives at the battleground?
(a) Naimon
(b) Ganelon
(c) Basan
(d) Turpin

2. Marsile tells Baligant that unless he helps, Marsile will be forced to...
(a) Convert to Christianity
(b) Kill Baligant's family
(c) Fight alone
(d) Surrender to England

3. Who are asked to replace Roland and Oliver?
(a) Gebuins and Lorains
(b) Neims and Jozerans
(c) Rabel and Guineman
(d) Naimon and Gautier

4. What causes the Saracens to bow their heads as they head into battle?
(a) Muslim prayer
(b) To gain strength
(c) Preparation for death
(d) Baligant's death

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

6. How do most of the remaining Saracens die?
(a) By drowning
(b) Fall off a cliff
(c) Hit by lightning
(d) Speared by Charlemagne

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

8. How many marble blocks are at Roland's resting place?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

9. Charlemagne kills which important member of Baligant's army?
(a) Marsile
(b) Malprimis
(c) Baligant's brother
(d) The second in command

10. What does Baligant bring with him to Saragossa?
(a) Gold
(b) Ships
(c) Enchanter
(d) Horses

11. What does the Saracen try to steal from Roland?
(a) Shoes
(b) Horse
(c) Money
(d) Sword

12. Who watches over Charlemagne as the king sleeps?
(a) Naimon
(b) Angels
(c) Roland's spirit
(d) Saracens

13. After Charlemagne's call, how many Saracens attack Turpin and Roland?
(a) 700
(b) 100
(c) 1,000
(d) 400

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

15. What/who does Baligant cause to bleed?
(a) Malprimis
(b) Horse
(c) Marsile
(d) Charlemagne

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not at the front of the battle formation?

2. Who comes to Roland at the end of this part of the poem?

3. In what is Charlemagne most interested?

4. Who/what solves Charlemagne's dilemma?

5. How does Alda die?

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