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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Pearl" describe the forehead of the girl he wishes to call to?
(a) Polished ivory.
(b) Porcelain.
(c) Golden.
(d) Marble white.

2. Prior to the rooster crowing _________ times, "the lord" left to hunt on the second day.
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to heed "the lord's" advice?
(a) He has already taken too much from "the lord".
(b) He pays all debts.
(c) He would be seen as a coward.
(d) He has a secret.

4. Where does Sir Orfeo say he is going to flee to?
(a) The wilderness.
(b) The castle of the king.
(c) To the opposite corner of his kingdom.
(d) To another land.

5. Where does Sir Orfeo immediately go after hearing that Lady Heurodis is gone?
(a) To his chamber.
(b) To the river.
(c) To the tree.
(d) To the king's castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the creed, how many wounds did Christ receive upon the cross?

2. Who is the third to volunteer to take the Green Knight's challenge?

3. What encrusts the circlet on Sir Gawain's helmet?

4. On an early May day, where does Lady Heurodis stroll?

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

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