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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the animal that "the lord" brings to Sir Gawain on the third hunting day?
(a) Femilus.
(b) Reynard.
(c) Conner.
(d) Betrayl.

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

4. Why does Sir Gawain accept the gift from "the lady" on the third hunting day?
(a) She says it will anger her if he does not accept it.
(b) She says she has another,
(c) She balckmails him.
(d) She says it will protect him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days do the Christmas feasts take place?

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

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

4. During the feast, what does Queen Guinevere sit upon?

5. Who is the host of the Christmas celebration at the opening of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of foes does Sir Gawain come across on his quest to find the Green Knight?

2. Before he finds the castle of "the lord," what does Sir Gawain pray to Mary for?

3. On the night of the second hunt, what do "the lord" and Sir Gawain trade as their spoils?

4. What happens between Sir Gawain and "the lady" during the second day of the hunt?

5. What arrangement do "the lord" and Sir Gawain make regarding the spoils of their days?

6. What happens when Sir Gawain enters "the lord's" castle?

7. What happens at the first baying of of the hounds during the first day of the hunt in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?

8. Why are those who bid Sir Gawain good luck on his journey saddened by his departure?

9. What did all of the knights think about a possible fight with the Green Knight?

10. How is the Green Knight described as he first enters Arthur's castle?

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