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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. What does the Green Knight gather in his limbs as he lifts the axe?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Hope.
(c) Worry.
(d) Lust.

2. What is Sir Gawain doing as "the lord" leaves for his hunt?
(a) Reading.
(b) Having breakfast.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Washing.

3. On the third hunting day, what does "the lady" wear upon her head?
(a) Precious stones.
(b) A golden crown.
(c) A veil.
(d) Nothing.

4. During the feast, what does Queen Guinevere sit upon?
(a) A chaise.
(b) A silk-coverd bench.
(c) A low pillow.
(d) A high dais.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Green Knight hesitates at his second blow, what does Sir Gawain call him?

3. What will the successful knight receive from the Green Knight if he succeeds at trading strikes with the Green Knight?

4. Where is Sir Gawain to meet the Green Knight to receive his own blow?

5. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain that the Green Knight knows nothing about?

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