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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 does Arthur announce he can do given the Green Knight's visit?
(a) Dance.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sing.
(d) Rest soundly.

2. What is the name of Sir Gawain's horse?
(a) Ceingalad.
(b) Secace.
(c) Gringalet.
(d) Calibar.

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

4. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Anything they obtain during the day.
(d) Solitude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What winds wrestle with the sun during the fall?

2. What encrusts the circlet on Sir Gawain's helmet?

3. How many blows does Arthur tell Sir Gawain to give to the Green Knight?

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

5. When does the Green Knight enter the banquet?

(see the answer key)

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