The Song of Roland Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Archbishop Turpin kills which mystical Saracen?
(a) Wizard
(b) Seer
(c) Enchanter
(d) Witch

2. Ganelon tells Charlemagne that Marsile's traitorous men met with what fate?
(a) They were killed by hounds
(b) They were
(c) They were captured
(d) They drowned

3. Which of these things was NOT given to Ganelon by Charlemagne?
(a) Silver reins
(b) Letter
(c) Wand
(d) Glove

4. The poem states that Charlemagne holds no man in...
(a) Contempt
(b) Anger
(c) Gratitude
(d) Terror

5. The poem does not address which of the following:
(a) Corruption
(b) Betrayal
(c) Christianity
(d) Violence

6. Ganelon recommends that Marsile send "five score thousand" pagans to defeat the troops left behind. How many is "five score thousand?"
(a) 250,000
(b) 1,000,000
(c) 400,000
(d) 100,000

7. What region remains beyond Charlemagne's grasp?
(a) Madrid
(b) Milan
(c) Siciliy
(d) Saragossa

8. What is a Saracen?
(a) Shoemaker
(b) Nomad
(c) Priest
(d) Muslim

9. Who is Aelroth?
(a) A pagan lookout
(b) Marsile's brother
(c) Oliver's brother
(d) Marsile's nephew

10. Who is the first to meet Ganelon as he approaches Saragossa?
(a) Blancandrin
(b) Marsile's envoy
(c) Pagan high priest
(d) Marsile

11. What was the weather when Blancandrin arrived?
(a) Sunny
(b) Overcast
(c) Snowy
(d) Rainy

12. What plagues the soldiers on the field?
(a) Snow
(b) Unbearable heat
(c) Locusts
(d) Thunderstorm

13. According to Blancandrin, who is responsible for giving bad advice to Charlemagne?
(a) Chevaliers
(b) Knights
(c) Nobles
(d) Courtiers

14. What country is the poem written about?
(a) Norway
(b) Portugal
(c) Italy
(d) France

15. The gift is worth more than what amount of money?
(a) 500 pounds
(b) 1,000 francs
(c) 300 Pesos
(d) 2,000 dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. Roland asks Oliver's advice about what?

2. How does Roland repay Grandoine?

3. What does Oliver request from Roland?

4. What did Charlemagne do after hearing about Marsile's willingness to convert?

5. What type of pelt does Ganelon wear?

(see the answer keys)

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