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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. What does Sir Gawain receive from "the lady" as she leaves his room on the first day of the hunt?
(a) A silk scarf.
(b) An embrace.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A coin.

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

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

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

5. Whom does "the lord" say will sit with Sir Gawain while he is away?
(a) His wife.
(b) His advisor.
(c) His best knight.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?

2. What color is Sir Gawain's shield?

3. What color are the Green Knights spurs?

4. What color glitters from the carpet that Sir Gawain steps upon before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

5. What is the first question that the Green Knights asks Sir Gawain?

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