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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain he can leave his castle?
(a) All Saints' Day.
(b) S. Matthew's Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

2. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?
(a) Wine.
(b) Mass.
(c) Meats.
(d) Oils.

3. When does the Green Knight enter the banquet?
(a) After the second course.
(b) After the fourth course.
(c) After the first course.
(d) After the third course.

4. For how many days does the Christmas celebration go on?
(a) 10.
(b) 31.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

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

6. What encrusts the circlet on Sir Gawain's helmet?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Rubys.
(c) Saphires.
(d) Diamonds.

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

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

9. How many years has it been, according to a knight after the first day's hunt, since such a grand spoil has been taken at hunting?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

10. What does Arthur announce he can do given the Green Knight's visit?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Eat.
(d) Rest soundly.

11. What kind of shoes do the knights place on Sir Gawain's feet?
(a) Steel.
(b) Pewter.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

12. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?
(a) The Knight of the Green Castle.
(b) Simply The Green Knight.
(c) The knight of the fields.
(d) The Knight of the Green Chapel.

13. Prior to the rooster crowing _________ times, "the lord" left to hunt on the second day.
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

15. How many blasts do the hunters blow on their bugles to call the dogs to the hunt?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sir Gawain's horse?

2. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?

3. During the first course of the banquet, what instrument plays?

4. When does Arthur begin to eat during the celebrations?

5. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?

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