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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?
(a) True love.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Gift-giving.
(d) Desire.

2. Where is Sir Gawain to meet the Green Knight to receive his own blow?
(a) The Green Knight's green castle.
(b) The Green Chapel.
(c) The woods that stay green year-round.
(d) King Arthur's court.

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

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

5. What promise do Sir Gawain and "the lord" make before going to bed on the first day of the hunt?
(a) They promise to double their spoils.
(b) They make the same promise as before.
(c) They promise to keep their spoils.
(d) They promise to triple their spoils.

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

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

8. What kind of portion is served to the noble guests given the coming of the new year?
(a) Double.
(b) Endless.
(c) Single.
(d) Triple.

9. On the morning that Sir Gawain leaves, what is the first thing that he asks for?
(a) His armor.
(b) His sword.
(c) A blessing.
(d) The axe.

10. What type of dogs hunt on the first day's hunt?
(a) Beagles.
(b) Whippets.
(c) Wolfhounds.
(d) Setters.

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

12. On the third hunting day, what does "the lady" wear upon her head?
(a) A golden crown.
(b) A veil.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Precious stones.

13. After dressing, and before lunch, in Chapter III, where does Sir Gawain go?
(a) To "the lady's" bedchamber.
(b) To the throneroom.
(c) To Mass.
(d) To join the hunt.

14. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?
(a) All Souls' Day.
(b) Holy Rood Day.
(c) Twelfth Day.
(d) All Hallows Day.

15. What image, other than the pentangle, does Sir Gawain have on his shield?
(a) The image of the crucifixion.
(b) The image of the Cross.
(c) The image of Our Lady.
(d) The image of Christ.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sir Gawain do when he sees "the lady" sitting on his bed on the first morning of the hunt?

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

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

5. When does the Green Knight request to receive his blow?

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