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

2. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lady" as a gift to ease her mourning?
(a) A coin.
(b) A dagger.
(c) He has nothing to give her.
(d) A silken scarf.

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

4. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?
(a) His quest requires him to leave.
(b) He has consumed too much already.
(c) He is too stricken with the lady.
(d) King Arthur requires him back.

5. What does Sir Gawain offer to "the lord" from his own "spoils" from the first day's hunt?
(a) An embrace.
(b) Wine.
(c) Silks.
(d) A kiss.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Arthur announce he can do given the Green Knight's visit?

3. Why does Sir Gawain accept the gift from "the lady" on the third hunting day?

4. What will the successful knight receive from the Green Knight if he succeeds at trading strikes with the Green Knight?

5. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the guests at Arthur's do to gain the presents?

2. How is the castle of "the lord" described?

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

4. Instead of a battle, what does the Green Knight wish to do?

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

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

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

9. What does Sir Gawain present "the lord" with on the night of the third hunt?

10. Why does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain that he does not need to leave for the Green Chapel so soon?

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