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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 happens to the Green Knight's axe after he leaves Arthur's castle beheaded?
(a) Arthur puts it in a chest in his own bedroom.
(b) It disappears.
(c) Sir Gawain locks it away.
(d) It is hung in Arthur's castle.

2. What gift does Sir Gawain accept from "the lady" on the third hunting day?
(a) A braided rope.
(b) A golden charm.
(c) A silk belt.
(d) A potion.

3. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lady" as a gift to ease her mourning?
(a) A coin.
(b) A silken scarf.
(c) A dagger.
(d) He has nothing to give her.

4. What flies out from the Green Knight's horse's hooves as the Green Knight rode out of Arthur's castle?
(a) Sparks.
(b) Blood.
(c) Green liquid.
(d) Green dust.

5. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?
(a) Simply The Green Knight.
(b) The Knight of the Green Chapel.
(c) The knight of the fields.
(d) The Knight of the Green Castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Green Knight do with his own head?

2. Who is the first person that Arthur addresses after the Green Knight leaves his castle beheaded?

3. For how many days does the Christmas celebration go on?

4. How many blows does Arthur tell Sir Gawain to give to the Green Knight?

5. Whom does "the lord" say will sit with Sir Gawain while he is away?

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