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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the second day's hunt, what animal do the dogs chase from the bushes?
(a) A fox.
(b) A boar.
(c) A doe.
(d) An elk.

2. What is another name for the pentangle?
(a) The endless-knot.
(b) Grimoire.
(c) The five points.
(d) Electrum Magicum.

3. What kind of portion is served to the noble guests given the coming of the new year?
(a) Single.
(b) Double.
(c) Endless.
(d) Triple.

4. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Bertilak de Hautdesert.
(c) Agravain.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

5. What dos the "lady of the castle" bring to Sir Gawain on his first night?
(a) Bread.
(b) Meat.
(c) Grains.
(d) Wine.

6. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?
(a) King Arthur requires him back.
(b) He is too stricken with the lady.
(c) His quest requires him to leave.
(d) He has consumed too much already.

7. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?
(a) Le Bel Desconneu.
(b) There is no third volunteer.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) La Cote Male Taile.

8. What is the first question that the Green Knights asks Sir Gawain?
(a) What his lineage is.
(b) What his name is.
(c) His age.
(d) If he is willing to die.

9. What does "the lord" give to Sir Gawain on the night of the second hunt?
(a) A boar's head.
(b) A doe's heart.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A fox's tail.

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

11. When does the Green Knight request to receive his blow?
(a) In three days.
(b) In one year from today.
(c) That very day.
(d) In a fortnight.

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

13. When he first enters Arthur's castle, what is the Green Knight holding in one of his hands?
(a) A green sword.
(b) A rose.
(c) A green shield.
(d) A holly-bough.

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

15. What does the Green Knight do with his own head?
(a) Puts it into a bag.
(b) Holds it by the hair.
(c) Grasps it by the neck.
(d) Rolls it over to his horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lord" wish Sir Gawain to do while he is at his castle?

2. What does Sir Gawain do when he sees "the lady" sitting on his bed on the first morning of the hunt?

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

4. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lord" on the night of the second hunt?

5. What color glitters from the carpet that Sir Gawain steps upon before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

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