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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the successful knight receive from the Green Knight if he succeeds at trading strikes with the Green Knight?
(a) His wife.
(b) A magic shield.
(c) His castle.
(d) An axe.

2. On the third hunting day, what saint does Sir Gawain swear to that he holds no love for any woman?
(a) Mary.
(b) Peter.
(c) Mark.
(d) John.

3. What is the first question that the Green Knights asks Sir Gawain?
(a) His age.
(b) What his name is.
(c) What his lineage is.
(d) If he is willing to die.

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

5. Where is Sir Gawain to meet the Green Knight to receive his own blow?
(a) The Green Chapel.
(b) The woods that stay green year-round.
(c) King Arthur's court.
(d) The Green Knight's green castle.

6. According to the creed, how many wounds did Christ receive upon the cross?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

7. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?
(a) Oils.
(b) Wine.
(c) Meats.
(d) Mass.

8. On what day does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain he can leave his castle?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) All Saints' Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) S. Matthew's Day.

9. When he first enters Arthur's castle, what is the Green Knight holding in one of his hands?
(a) A rose.
(b) A green sword.
(c) A green shield.
(d) A holly-bough.

10. What type of dogs hunt on the first day's hunt?
(a) Wolfhounds.
(b) Whippets.
(c) Setters.
(d) Beagles.

11. What promise do Sir Gawain and "the lord" make before going to bed on the first day of the hunt?
(a) They promise to triple their spoils.
(b) They promise to keep their spoils.
(c) They promise to double their spoils.
(d) They make the same promise as before.

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

13. After dressing, and before lunch, in Chapter III, where does Sir Gawain go?
(a) To Mass.
(b) To join the hunt.
(c) To "the lady's" bedchamber.
(d) To the throneroom.

14. What is the name of the last day of the Christmas feast?
(a) S. Luke's Day.
(b) S. John's Day.
(c) S. Peter's Day.
(d) S. Mark's Day.

15. When does Arthur begin to eat during the celebrations?
(a) All of these listed.
(b) After hearing of a knightly deed.
(c) After all others have been served.
(d) After hearing a tale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lord" wish Sir Gawain to do while he is at his castle?

2. When does the Green Knight enter the banquet?

3. Who is the second to volunteer to take the Green Knights challenge?

4. During the summer, what kind of winds blows lightly on the seeds and herbs?

5. What is another name for the pentangle?

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