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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Green Knight do with his own head?
(a) Puts it into a bag.
(b) Rolls it over to his horse.
(c) Holds it by the hair.
(d) Grasps it by the neck.

2. Who volunteers to take the Green Knights challenge first?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Sir Bleoberis.
(c) Sir Lancelot.
(d) Sir Galahad.

3. How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?
(a) Arthur is Gawain's brother-in-law.
(b) Arthur is Gawain's cousin.
(c) Arthur is Gawain's father.
(d) Arthur is Gawain's uncle.

4. Who is the second to volunteer to take the Green Knights challenge?
(a) Sir Lucan.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Sir Alymere.
(d) Sir Lionell.

5. What flies out from the Green Knight's horse's hooves as the Green Knight rode out of Arthur's castle?
(a) Sparks.
(b) Blood.
(c) Green liquid.
(d) Green dust.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?

3. When does Arthur begin to eat during the celebrations?

4. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?

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

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