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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Green Knight, when will the challenging knight receive his strikes?
(a) A year and a day.
(b) By surprise.
(c) In four months time.
(d) Within a fortnight.

2. What type of dogs hunt on the first day's hunt?
(a) Whippets.
(b) Wolfhounds.
(c) Setters.
(d) Beagles.

3. What month is it in stanza four of "Pearl"?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) August.

4. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lord" on the night of the second hunt?
(a) An education on true love.
(b) Two kisses.
(c) Four kisses.
(d) An embrace-twice.

5. Why does the narrator of "Pearl" say that "I dared not wade"?
(a) The water is too swift.
(b) The water is too black.
(c) The water is too deep.
(d) The water beckons too eagerly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?

2. What is Sir Gawain doing as "the lord" leaves for his hunt?

3. According to stanza nineteen of "Pearl," what was unable to declare the girl's beauty?

4. What gift does Sir Gawain refuse from "the lady" on the third hunting day?

5. According to "the lady" during her visit on the second hunting day, what did she teach Sir Gawain during the first hunting day?

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