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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. On what does the Green Knight rest after he deals his one blow to Sir Gawain?
(a) On the stone door to the chapel.
(b) On his horse.
(c) On his axe.
(d) On Gringolet.

2. What winds wrestle with the sun during the fall?
(a) Foehn.
(b) Welkin.
(c) Euros.
(d) Etesian.

3. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where his "spoils" came from?
(a) It was not in the bond they made.
(b) It is not important.
(c) It is of no concern to "the lord".
(d) Sir Gawain is afraid to tell him.

4. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) The Green Knight.
(d) Orcs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the creed, how many wounds did Christ receive upon the cross?

2. What prey is forbidden to be slain by "the lord"?

3. On what day does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain he can leave his castle?

4. After the Green Knight tells Arthur's court of his challenge, what color do his eyes gleam?

5. How many blasts do the hunters blow on their bugles to call the dogs to the hunt?

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