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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the creed, how many joys did the Queen of Heaven have of her Child?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

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

4. What does "the lord" wish Sir Gawain to do while he is at his castle?
(a) Deliver Mass.
(b) Rest.
(c) Find a wife.
(d) Hunt.

5. 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) Crosses himself.
(c) Curses.
(d) Dresses.

6. According to the narrator of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," how many hunters went out on the first hunting day?
(a) 80.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

7. After the Green Knight tells Arthur's court of his challenge, what color do his eyes gleam?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

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

9. What does "the lord" eat for breakfast on the first morning of his hunt?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Sop.
(d) Fruit.

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

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

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

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

14. How many blows does Arthur tell Sir Gawain to give to the Green Knight?
(a) Three.
(b) 25- the same number as kinghts at the Round Table.
(c) As many as it takes to "fell" him.
(d) Only one.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?

3. What happens to the Green Knight's axe after he leaves Arthur's castle beheaded?

4. While Sir Gawain is riding away, what do his well-wishers say he should be deemed?

5. What is the name of the last day of the Christmas feast?

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