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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal do the hunters come across on the third hunting day?
(a) A stag.
(b) A bear.
(c) A gazelle.
(d) A fox.

2. In stanza thirty-two of "Pearl," what does the narrator say that God forbids "we" to be?
(a) In love.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

3. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?
(a) Nymphs.
(b) The Devil.
(c) The Green Knight.
(d) Orcs.

4. What saint does Pearl quote in stanza thirty-nine?
(a) Paul.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Mark.
(d) Peter.

5. After dressing, and before lunch, in Chapter III, where does Sir Gawain go?
(a) To the throneroom.
(b) To "the lady's" bedchamber.
(c) To Mass.
(d) To join the hunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain to do instead of go to the Green Chapel?

2. What is the first word that Sir Gawain hears as he approaches the chapel?

3. What does "the lord" say he would not take to accompany Sir Gawain to the Green Chapel?

4. What does Sir Gawain say feels the "Fiend 'tis himself"?

5. What must the narrator of "Pearl" do to get over his sorrow? (Stanza twenty-nine)

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