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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What region remains beyond Charlemagne's grasp?
(a) Saragossa
(b) Siciliy
(c) Madrid
(d) Milan
2. Who is the first person to volunteer to go to Saragossa?
(a) Count Basan
(b) Archbishop Turpin
(c) Duke Neimes
(d) Ganelon
3. To whom does Charlemagne turn to for counsel?
(a) Baron
(b) Priest
(c) Father
(d) Archbishop
4. The poem does not address which of the following:
(a) Corruption
(b) Betrayal
(c) Violence
(d) Christianity
5. What is Ganelon's plan to achieve peace?
(a) Kill Roland
(b) Convince Charlemagne to become pagan
(c) Deceive both Marsile and Charlemagne
(d) Abandon his post
Short Answer Questions
1. The Song of Roland is referred to as what type of poem?
2. What sign of peace will go with Marsile's people?
3. Ganelon recommends that Marsile send "five score thousand" pagans to defeat the troops left behind. How many is "five score thousand?"
4. In Charlemagne's dream, what animal did he see?
5. Which animal was tethered with a leash?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the final message from the angel to Charlemagne? How does Charlemagne respond?
2. What was Oliver using to fight long after it was broken? Why did Oliver not use another implement?
3. What is Bromimonde's reaction to being taken to France? How does Charlemagne treat Bromimonde?
4. Marsile nearly makes a fatal mistake when devising the first plan. What is the initial plan and what was the mistake?
5. Which of Charlemagne's men became enraged and what was Charlemagne's reaction? How was this reaction different than one referred to in an earlier stanza?
6. How was Ganelon greeted when he approached Saragossa?
7. How does Blancandrin predict that the plan will work out? What will happen to the city?
8. What does Marsile want Charlemagne to do? What is Marsile's promise?
9. What is the supposed reason that the city remains under the rule of another king?
10. What does Charlemagne do to ensure that Bromimonde converts to Christianity? How does Bromimonde respond to the treatment?
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