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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?
(a) Arthur is Gawain's cousin.
(b) Arthur is Gawain's father.
(c) Arthur is Gawain's brother-in-law.
(d) Arthur is Gawain's uncle.

2. According to the narrator of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," how many hunters went out on the first hunting day?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 200.
(d) 100.

3. Where is Sir Gawain to meet the Green Knight to receive his own blow?
(a) The Green Knight's green castle.
(b) The Green Chapel.
(c) The woods that stay green year-round.
(d) King Arthur's court.

4. Whom does "the lord" say will sit with Sir Gawain while he is away?
(a) His best knight.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His advisor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Green Knight request to receive his blow?

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

3. What promise do Sir Gawain and "the lord" make before going to bed on the first day of the hunt?

4. What does Sir Gawain say feels the "Fiend 'tis himself"?

5. What does Sir Gawain call the "chapel"?

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