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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, according to the text, created the pentangle?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Queen Guinevere.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Saul.

2. What happens to the Green Knight's axe after he leaves Arthur's castle beheaded?
(a) It disappears.
(b) Arthur puts it in a chest in his own bedroom.
(c) It is hung in Arthur's castle.
(d) Sir Gawain locks it away.

3. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Anything they obtain during the day.

4. At the opening of Chapter II of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what color have the groves turned?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

5. What does the Green Knight gather in his limbs as he lifts the axe?
(a) Hope.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Lust.
(d) Worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does "the lady" believe that Sir Gawain refuses her last gift to him?

2. What does Sir Gawain do at the Green Knight's first blow?

3. What is the first word that Sir Gawain hears as he approaches the chapel?

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

5. How many miles away is the Green Chapel from "the lord's" castle?

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