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

2. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?
(a) Desire.
(b) Gift-giving.
(c) True love.
(d) Honesty.

3. At the opening of Chapter II of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what color have the groves turned?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

4. After dressing, and before lunch, in Chapter III, where does Sir Gawain go?
(a) To "the lady's" bedchamber.
(b) To the throneroom.
(c) To Mass.
(d) To join the hunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lady" as a gift to ease her mourning?

5. Who is the second to volunteer to take the Green Knights challenge?

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