The Faerie Queene Quizzes

The Faerie Queene Quiz 1

1 What has the dragon done to Una?

stolen her golden circlet

burned her home to the ground

killed every suitor for the past three years

taken her parents hostage
2 Who takes up Una's quest?

Sansloy

Redcrosse

Britomart

Guyon
3 Whose den does Una warn Redcrosse to avoid?

Orgoglio's

Errour's

Duessa's

Lucifera's
4 How does Redcrosse defeat Errour?

burns her

strangles her

drowns her

beheads her
5 The hermit who shelters Redcrosse and Una is really whom?

Archimago

Kirkrapine

Abessa

Arthur
6 Which knight does Redcrosse kill?

Sansfoy

Sansjoy

Sansloy

Sansboy
7 What animal befriends Una?

lion

bull

eagle

unicorn
8 Who is the mistress of the House of Pride?

Dame Caelia

Speranza

Duessa

Lucifera
9 Who hears Una's cries for help in the forest?

unicorns and satyrs

fauns and satyrs

eagles and griffons

lions and tigers
10 Who protects Una from Sansloy?

Archimago

Redcrosse

Satyrane

Prince Arthur
11 In whose dungeon is Redcrosse imprisoned?

Dame Caelia's

Lucifera's

Duessa's

Orgoglio's
12 How does Prince Arthur kill Orgoglio?

beheads him

drowns him

dismembers him

burns him
13 What is the knight who has just left Despair wearing?

a noose

a cloak

a hood

a chain
14 Where does Una take Redcrosse to help him regain his faith?

The House of Pride

The House of Holiness

The House of Healing

The House of Humility
15 What weapon does Redcrosse use to slay the dragon?

sword

axe

rock

spear
16 What virtue does Sir Guyon represent?

Chastity

Temperance

Friendship

Humility
17 Who is Guyon's guide?

Timias

Tristram

Mentor

Palmer
18 Who steals Guyon's horse?

Trompart

Archimago

Busyrane

Braggadocchio
19 Whom must Guyon defeat if he is to best Furor?

Cymochles

Duessa

Occasion

Pyrochles
20 What is Guyon's quest?

to slay Errour

to free Redcrosse

to destroy the Bower of Bliss

to rescue Amoretta
21 Where does Cymochles live?

the Bower of Bliss

Foul Errour's Den

the House of Pride

Castle Joyous
22 Who tempts Guyon with riches and his own daughter?

Mamon

Archimago

Pyrochles

Busyrane
23 What happens to Guyon when he leaves the Underworld?

he flies

he faints

he loses his shield

he finds Proserpine
24 Who prevents the theft of Guyon's possessions?

Palmer

Scudamour

Arthur

Redrosse
25 What does Arthur read in Alma's castle?

the autobiography of Redcrosse

a history of the Faerie

a guide to chivalry

a chronicle of British kings

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The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser

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