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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. When does the Green Knight enter the banquet?
(a) After the first course.
(b) After the second course.
(c) After the third course.
(d) After the fourth course.

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

3. What is another name for the pentangle?
(a) Electrum Magicum.
(b) Grimoire.
(c) The five points.
(d) The endless-knot.

4. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?
(a) Bertilak de Hautdesert.
(b) Agravain.
(c) Queen Guinevere.
(d) Arthur.

5. After the Green Knight tells Arthur's court of his challenge, what color do his eyes gleam?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the Green Knights spurs?

2. Why does Sir Gawain accept the gift from "the lady" on the third hunting day?

3. During the first course of the banquet, what instrument plays?

4. At the opening of Chapter II of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what color have the groves turned?

5. What encrusts the circlet on Sir Gawain's helmet?

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