What is the name of the 'monster' encountered by the Redcrosse Knight in the very first canto of Book I?
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Correct answer: Error, a half-woman half-serpent
The Redcrosse Knight first battles Error, a half-serpent, half-woman creature lurking in a dark cave. This battle establishes the poem's theme that the primary obstacle to holiness is intellectual and spiritual confusion.
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