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____ 1. Whom does Merlin choose to care for Arthur? a. Lady Igerna b. King Uther c. Sir Ector d. Kay 2. The Green Knight interrupts a a. Mass b. feast c. joust d. story 3. A lanky person is a. tall and thin b. brave but humble c. careless with money d. intelligent about battle 4. Arthur's true parents are a. King Uther and Lady Igerna b. Sir Ector and his wife c. Merlin and his lady d. Kay and his wife 5. The description of King Arthur's feast reveals that a. Gawain is King Arthur's nephew b. King Arthur is a wealthy leader c. Guinevere enjoys decorating her palace d. King Arthur likes to keep people waiting 6. What is melancholy? a. sadness b. fear c. anger d. confusion 7. Which of the following events takes place first after King Uther dies? a. Lady Igerna dies. b. Kay trains Arthur. c. Merlin takes Arthur away from his father. d. Nobles poison a well. 8. The Green Knight challenges King Arthur's knights to a. joust with him b. cut off his head c. defeat him in wrestling d. remove him from his horse 9. Daunting means a. doubting b. frightening c. haunting d. inviting 10. Why does Merlin set up a test for the true king of England? a. There has always been a test for kings. b. Violent nobles fight to rule the country. c. A joust is taking place in London. d. Arthur is too young to be the king.

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____ 11. Why does Gawain want to accept the Green Knight's challenge in place of King Arthur? a. If Arthur loses, the kingdom will also be lost. b. Gawain is in love with Guinevere. c. King Arthur must remain at the feast. d. The Green Knight will be easy to defeat. ____ 12. To reclaim means to a. get back b. run over c. act out d. break down ____ 13. Sir Ector yells at Arthur while he is at the tournament because Arthur a. accuses someone of stealing b. rides away on a horse c. keeps leaving to play d. forgets to bring a sword ____ 14. Which prediction about the Green Knight is most likely correct based on the following quotation? "There came no cheery New Year greeting from this green man, not even a ghost of a smile." a. He is looking for forgiveness from the knights. b. He will join the happy feast with the knights. c. He wants to ask Guinevere to marry him. d. He is going to cause trouble at the party. ____ 15. What does cumbersome mean? a. spotless b. forceful c. awkward d. concerned ____ 16. Arthur is a model for others because he a. tries to blame Kay for losing the sword b. lies about pulling the sword from the stone c. takes the blame when he thinks Kay is in trouble d. runs away after pulling the sword from the stone ____ 17. Which cultural value does Gawain show when he offers to face the Green Knight in King Arthur's place? a. Be loyal to the weak. b. Show mercy to the weak. c. Face danger with courage. d. Be courteous to your guests. ____ 18. What is a taskmaster? a. someone who rebels against the king b. a person who sets jobs for other people c. a leader who offers advice during war d. a person who acts as someone's parent ____ 19. Why is Arthur looking for a sword? a. Sir Ector tells Arthur to get a different sword for the joust. b. Arthur is excited and forgets to bring Kay's sword to the joust. c. Kay breaks his sword during the joust and needs a new one. d. The judges in the joust declare that Kay needs a new sword. ____ 20. Which of the following details about Gawain helps you predict that he will search for the Green Knight? a. The Green Knight knows Gawain. b. Gawain strikes the Green Knight. c. Gawain celebrates at large feasts. d. Gawain is honest and brave.

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____ 21. To revere someone means to a. honor the person b. convict a criminal c. irritate that person d. question an enemy ____ 22. Arthur proves his goodness in the legend when he a. complains about the way Kay trains b. defeats other knights in a joust c. pulls the sword from the stone d. returns to keep Kay out of trouble ____ 23. King Arthur becomes angry because the Green Knight a. continues to throw his ax around the room and ruin everyone's dinner b. shows hatred and disrespect for Gawain and yells at him c. argues with King Arthur about the courtesy of the king's knights d. insults the knights to their faces because they say nothing ____ 24. To dismount means to a. hang up b. drop off c. move in d. get down ____ 25. Which of the following events from the story happens last in chronological order? a. Kay declares that he is king. b. Kay puts the sword in the stone. c. Merlin declares that Arthur is king. d. Arthur pulls the sword from the stone. ____ 26. How does King Arthur distract his guests after the Green Knight's interruption? a. has people tell more stories b. tells everyone to go home c. begins the feasting again d. thinks about Gawain's future ____ 27. If you sever something, you a. discover it b. cut it off c. resist it d. tame it ____ 28. Who sets up the sword test for the true king of England? a. Merlin b. a bishop c. the nobles d. King Uther ____ 29. Gawain requests that he be allowed to accept the Green Knight's challenge. Which of the following cultural values does his request reflect? a. Face danger with courage. b. Show mercy to the weak. c. Be courteous to all. d. Always be truthful. ____ 30. Grievous means a. serious b. disgusting c. unstoppable d. mischievous

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