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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Fariers.
(b) Drighton.
(c) Logres.
(d) Middleton.

2. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Bertilak de Hautdesert.
(c) Agravain.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

3. What will the successful knight receive from the Green Knight if he succeeds at trading strikes with the Green Knight?
(a) A magic shield.
(b) His castle.
(c) An axe.
(d) His wife.

4. What is wound around the Green Knight's axe handle?
(a) Silk.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Thorns.
(d) Lace.

5. According to the creed, how many wounds did Christ receive upon the cross?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Green Knight tells Arthur's court of his challenge, what color do his eyes gleam?

2. Who does the Green Knight greet as he enters Arthur's castle?

3. What dos the "lady of the castle" bring to Sir Gawain on his first night?

4. Who volunteers to take the Green Knights challenge first?

5. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?

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