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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pearl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of food is the narrator of "Pearl" fed in stanza eight?
(a) White.
(b) Earthen.
(c) Heaven-sent.
(d) Celestial.

2. What does the "Pearl" narrator say "was present, I did surmise"?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A maiden.
(c) A queen.
(d) A princess.

3. What does "the lord" eat for breakfast on the first morning of his hunt?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Sop.

4. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lady" as a gift to ease her mourning?
(a) A silken scarf.
(b) He has nothing to give her.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A coin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator of "Pearl" describe the forehead of the girl he wishes to call to?

3. What kind of shoes do the knights place on Sir Gawain's feet?

4. What does Pearl tell the narrator to do while in "weal and woe"?

5. What does "the lord" give to Sir Gawain on the night of the second hunt?

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