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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the feast, what does Queen Guinevere sit upon?
(a) A silk-coverd bench.
(b) A chaise.
(c) A low pillow.
(d) A high dais.

2. What animal do the hunters come across on the third hunting day?
(a) A fox.
(b) A bear.
(c) A stag.
(d) A gazelle.

3. What dos the "lady of the castle" bring to Sir Gawain on his first night?
(a) Wine.
(b) Bread.
(c) Grains.
(d) Meat.

4. While Sir Gawain is riding away, what do his well-wishers say he should be deemed?
(a) A duke.
(b) A baron.
(c) A marquis.
(d) A king.

5. When does the Green Knight request to receive his blow?
(a) In one year from today.
(b) In a fortnight.
(c) In three days.
(d) That very day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who, according to the text, created the pentangle?

3. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where his "spoils" came from?

4. What does Sir Gawain do when he sees "the lady" sitting on his bed on the first morning of the hunt?

5. Why does "the lady" believe that Sir Gawain refuses her last gift to him?

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