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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. Who does Sir Gawain sit next to during the holiday feasts?
(a) Queen Guinevere.
(b) Agravain.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Bertilak de Hautdesert.

2. What is the name of the animal that "the lord" brings to Sir Gawain on the third hunting day?
(a) Betrayl.
(b) Reynard.
(c) Conner.
(d) Femilus.

3. How many blasts do the hunters blow on their bugles to call the dogs to the hunt?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. When does the Green Knight request to receive his blow?
(a) In a fortnight.
(b) That very day.
(c) In three days.
(d) In one year from today.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain he can leave his castle?

2. What color are the Green Knights spurs?

3. After the Green Knight tells Arthur's court of his challenge, what color do his eyes gleam?

4. When he first enters Arthur's castle, what is the Green Knight holding in one of his hands?

5. According to the narrator of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," how many hunters went out on the first hunting day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did all of the knights think about a possible fight with the Green Knight?

2. Instead of immediately answering the Green Knight's question regarding the lord of the castle, what does everyone do?

3. What happens on the first day of the hunt in Sir Gawain's chamber?

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

5. On the night of the second hunt, what do "the lord" and Sir Gawain trade as their spoils?

6. What does Sir Gawain do as "the lord" hunts?

7. What rules does Arthur have regarding his eating at celebrations?

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

9. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where he got his kiss from?

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

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