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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?
(a) There is no third volunteer.
(b) La Cote Male Taile.
(c) Le Bel Desconneu.
(d) Sir Gawain.

2. What prey is forbidden to be slain by "the lord"?
(a) HInds.
(b) Bucks.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Does.

3. During the second day's hunt, what animal do the dogs chase from the bushes?
(a) A boar.
(b) A fox.
(c) A doe.
(d) An elk.

4. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "restrain thee to"?
(a) Pride.
(b) Pity.
(c) One stroke.
(d) Humbleness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does the Green Knight rest after he deals his one blow to Sir Gawain?

2. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?

3. What kind of cliff does the narrator of "Pearl" say "beams in splendour"?

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

5. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?

(see the answer key)

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