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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Gawain offer to "the lord" from his own "spoils" from the first day's hunt?
(a) An embrace.
(b) A kiss.
(c) Wine.
(d) Silks.

2. On what day does Sir Gawain pray to the Blessed Virgin during his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Hocktide.
(c) Twelfth Night.
(d) Christmas Day.

3. What is wound around the Green Knight's axe handle?
(a) Silk.
(b) Thorns.
(c) Lace.
(d) Ivy.

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

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

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

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

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

9. During the summer, what kind of winds blows lightly on the seeds and herbs?
(a) Zephyr.
(b) Vardar.
(c) Grigale.
(d) Chamsin.

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

11. Why does "the lady" believe that Sir Gawain refuses her last gift to him?
(a) Because it looks poor.
(b) Because he does not like her.
(c) Because it is green.
(d) Because it is personal.

12. According to the Green Knight, when will the challenging knight receive his strikes?
(a) By surprise.
(b) In four months time.
(c) Within a fortnight.
(d) A year and a day.

13. 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 is hung in Arthur's castle.
(c) It disappears.
(d) Sir Gawain locks it away.

14. Who is the host of the Christmas celebration at the opening of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
(a) The Green Knight.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Queen Guinevere.
(d) Arthur.

15. What does Sir Gawain do when he sees "the lady" sitting on his bed on the first morning of the hunt?
(a) Kisses her.
(b) Curses.
(c) Crosses himself.
(d) Dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the Green Knights spurs?

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

3. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

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

5. How many strikes does the Green Knight wish to trade with a knight?

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