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

2. What does Arthur announce he can do given the Green Knight's visit?
(a) Rest soundly.
(b) Dance.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sing.

3. How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?
(a) Arthur is Gawain's father.
(b) Arthur is Gawain's uncle.
(c) Arthur is Gawain's cousin.
(d) Arthur is Gawain's brother-in-law.

4. What is the name of Sir Gawain's horse?
(a) Ceingalad.
(b) Gringalet.
(c) Secace.
(d) Calibar.

5. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Drighton.
(b) Fariers.
(c) Logres.
(d) Middleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lord" on the night of the second hunt?

2. What winds wrestle with the sun during the fall?

3. What color is Sir Gawain's shield?

4. What gift does Sir Gawain accept from "the lady" on the third hunting day?

5. According to the narrator of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," how many hunters went out on the first hunting day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animal does "the lord" decree should not be harmed?

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

3. Describe Sir Gawain's shield.

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

5. What does Sir Gawain do as "the lord" hunts?

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

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

9. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain agree to on the night of the first hunt?

10. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where he got his kiss from?

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