View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last word in "Pearl"?
(a) God.
(b) Amen.
(c) Mighty.
(d) Love.

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

3. According to stanza nineteen of "Pearl," what was unable to declare the girl's beauty?
(a) Head.
(b) Heart.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Soul.

4. Where does the narrator say that Paradise is in stanza twelve of "Pearl"?
(a) "Here, now, I am in it."
(b) "Too far to be close."
(c) "Across a divide too far to bear."
(d) "Across those banks was yonder laid."

5. What dos the "lady of the castle" bring to Sir Gawain on his first night?
(a) Wine.
(b) Bread.
(c) Meat.
(d) Grains.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of Chapter II of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what color have the groves turned?

2. While Sir Gawain is riding away, what do his well-wishers say he should be deemed?

3. What type of food is the narrator of "Pearl" fed in stanza eight?

4. What does the narrator of "Pearl" say came "in secret hour"?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 209 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample