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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days does the Christmas celebration go on?
(a) 31.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

2. How many miles away is the Green Chapel from "the lord's" castle?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. On what does the Green Knight rest after he deals his one blow to Sir Gawain?
(a) On his axe.
(b) On the stone door to the chapel.
(c) On Gringolet.
(d) On his horse.

4. According to the Green Knight, when will the challenging knight receive his strikes?
(a) By surprise.
(b) In four months time.
(c) Within a fortnight.
(d) A year and a day.

5. Why does the narrator of "Pearl" say that "I dared not wade"?
(a) The water is too swift.
(b) The water beckons too eagerly.
(c) The water is too black.
(d) The water is too deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pearl tell the narrator to do while in "weal and woe"?

2. After "the lord" leaves Sir Gawain to find the Green Chapel, who does Sir Gawain say he has the protection of?

3. According to stanza nineteen of "Pearl," what was unable to declare the girl's beauty?

4. What does Sir Gawain do at the Green Knight's first blow?

5. What dos the "lady of the castle" bring to Sir Gawain on his first night?

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