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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lord" on the night of the second hunt?
(a) An education on true love.
(b) An embrace-twice.
(c) Two kisses.
(d) Four kisses.

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

6. What moon has come when Sir Gawain begins to think of his quest for the Green Knight?
(a) Blue.
(b) Michaelmas.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Paschal.

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

8. For how many days do the Christmas feasts take place?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

10. 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.

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

12. What color are the Green Knights spurs?
(a) Pewter.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Green.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?

2. What type of dogs hunt on the first day's hunt?

3. Prior to the rooster crowing _________ times, "the lord" left to hunt on the second day.

4. What is wound around the Green Knight's axe handle?

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

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