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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Gawain do at the Green Knight's first blow?
(a) Prays to Mary.
(b) Falls to the ground.
(c) Prays to God.
(d) Flinches.

2. What kind of weapon does the man come "from a hole" with?
(a) A Norwegian axe.
(b) A Sweedish axe.
(c) A Danish axe.
(d) A VIking axe.

3. What kind of cliff does the narrator of "Pearl" say "beams in splendour"?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Diamond.

4. What day is the third hunt to fall on?
(a) Saul's day.
(b) Solomon's Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) New Year's Day.

5. Who, according to the text, created the pentangle?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Saul.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide is the axe that the man emerges from the cave with?

2. What makes the narrator of "Pearl" want to call to the girl sitting at the base of the cliff?

3. Who does Sir Gawain say he wishes to watch over "the lord's" castle as he leaves?

4. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?

5. During the feast, what does Queen Guinevere sit upon?

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