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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. Guymon also found a book that was of great interest to him. What was his about?
(a) The history of Faerie and the lineage of Gloriana.
(b) His future.
(c) A book of spells and potions.
(d) Some tales of Great explorers.

2. Why won't the blood on the baby's hands wash off?
(a) The blood is a sign of the baby's part in his mother's death.
(b) Before killing herself, the mother prayed that her blodd may remain on her baby's hands that he might remember her always.
(c) The fountain they are at is really a transformed nymph and the water there cannot be made impure.
(d) The baby was cursed at birth.

3. What was Aemylia doing when she was captured by The Hairy Carl?
(a) Meeting her lover in the woods for a tryst.
(b) Running from a group of lusty men.
(c) Following a ray of light that led her to the woods and then disappeared.
(d) Looking for berries.

4. What unlikely protector does Una find?
(a) A lion who would have eaten her.
(b) An evil serpent.
(c) A deaf and dumb enchantress.
(d) The Red Cross Knight's brother.

5. Who is the messenger who delivers the engagement-breaking news?
(a) Duessa.
(b) The Dwarf.
(c) Una.
(d) Archimago in disguise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Guyon from killing The Red Cross Knight?

2. How does Arthur bribe his way into the castle?

3. How does The Red Cross Knight rise to battle with the dragon a second day after being tossed aside wounded and almost lifeless after the first long day of battle?

4. Who is the only woman who can wear the girdle of Florimell?

5. Why does Martinell refuse passage to Britomart on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the blood on the baby's hands symbolize?

2. What gives The Red Cross Knight the courage he needs to slay the monster Error when he is almost defeated?

3. Why do The Dwarf and The Red Cross Knight flee the House of Pride?

4. What is the mission that Columbell sent her beloved on, and why?

5. What happens when Britomart meets Artegall, and why is this so ironic?

6. What common ailment do Timias and Serena share?

7. Who do Talus and Artegall meet on the road home?

8. How much time does Artegall have to complete his mission and what will happen if he does not?

9. Who is Calidore searching for, and what does it represent?

10. What does the Witch do to pacify her son's rejection?

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