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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color glitters from the carpet that Sir Gawain steps upon before he leaves to find the Green Knight?
(a) Blue.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Green.

2. What is the name of the lord whose castle Sir Gawain arrives at after praying to the Blessed Virgin?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Cloister.
(c) He gives no name.
(d) Ulric.

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

4. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anything they obtain during the day.
(d) Solitude.

5. Who does the Green Knight greet as he enters Arthur's castle?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) Arthur.
(c) No one.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

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

7. When does Arthur begin to eat during the celebrations?
(a) After all others have been served.
(b) After hearing of a knightly deed.
(c) All of these listed.
(d) After hearing a tale.

8. According to the creed, how many wounds did Christ receive upon the cross?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

9. 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.

10. What gift does Sir Gawain refuse from "the lady" on the third hunting day?
(a) A slik scarf.
(b) A ring.
(c) A cross.
(d) A necklace.

11. What day is the third hunt to fall on?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Solomon's Day.
(c) Saul's day.
(d) New Year's Day.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Green Knight do with his own head?

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

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

4. What does "the lord" eat for breakfast on the first morning of his hunt?

5. Who is the second to volunteer to take the Green Knights challenge?

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