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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. On the third hunting day, what saint does Sir Gawain swear to that he holds no love for any woman?
(a) John.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mark.
(d) Peter.

2. For how many days do the Christmas feasts take place?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

3. What moon has come when Sir Gawain begins to think of his quest for the Green Knight?
(a) Blue.
(b) Michaelmas.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Paschal.

4. According to "the lady" during her visit on the second hunting day, what did she teach Sir Gawain during the first hunting day?
(a) To give.
(b) To embrace.
(c) To kiss.
(d) To lie.

5. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?
(a) Meats.
(b) Oils.
(c) Wine.
(d) Mass.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?

4. How many years has it been, according to a knight after the first day's hunt, since such a grand spoil has been taken at hunting?

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

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