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

2. How many miles away is the Green Chapel from "the lord's" castle?
(a) 3.
(b) Half a mile.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. What promise do Sir Gawain and "the lord" make before going to bed on the first day of the hunt?
(a) They make the same promise as before.
(b) They promise to keep their spoils.
(c) They promise to double their spoils.
(d) They promise to triple their spoils.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After dressing, and before lunch, in Chapter III, where does Sir Gawain go?

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

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

4. What is Sir Gawain doing as "the lord" leaves for his hunt?

5. When he first enters Arthur's castle, what is the Green Knight holding in one of his hands?

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