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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. How many blasts do the hunters blow on their bugles to call the dogs to the hunt?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What image, other than the pentangle, does Sir Gawain have on his shield?
(a) The image of Christ.
(b) The image of the Cross.
(c) The image of the crucifixion.
(d) The image of Our Lady.

3. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?
(a) His quest requires him to leave.
(b) He is too stricken with the lady.
(c) He has consumed too much already.
(d) King Arthur requires him back.

4. Who is the first person that Arthur addresses after the Green Knight leaves his castle beheaded?
(a) The guards.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Himself.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?

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

3. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

4. During the feast, what does Queen Guinevere sit upon?

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

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