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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. During the first course of the banquet, what instrument plays?
(a) Trumpets.
(b) All of those listed.
(c) Lutes.
(d) Drums.

2. What does "the lord" wish Sir Gawain to do while he is at his castle?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Deliver Mass.
(c) Find a wife.
(d) Rest.

3. What winds wrestle with the sun during the fall?
(a) Euros.
(b) Etesian.
(c) Foehn.
(d) Welkin.

4. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?
(a) Twelfth Day.
(b) Holy Rood Day.
(c) All Souls' Day.
(d) All Hallows Day.

5. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?
(a) He is too stricken with the lady.
(b) King Arthur requires him back.
(c) His quest requires him to leave.
(d) He has consumed too much already.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does "the lord" say will sit with Sir Gawain while he is away?

2. On the morning that Sir Gawain leaves, what is the first thing that he asks for?

3. According to the creed, how many joys did the Queen of Heaven have of her Child?

4. What is the name of the lord whose castle Sir Gawain arrives at after praying to the Blessed Virgin?

5. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?

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