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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Pearl" call himself in stanza twenty-one?
(a) Forelorn father.
(b) Sorrowful sinner.
(c) Void victim.
(d) Joyless jeweler.

2. What does Pearl tell the narrator to do while in "weal and woe"?
(a) Cry out in anger.
(b) Cross himself.
(c) Pity himself.
(d) Fall down and cry.

3. What is the first question that the Green Knights asks Sir Gawain?
(a) What his name is.
(b) What his lineage is.
(c) His age.
(d) If he is willing to die.

4. How wide is the axe that the man emerges from the cave with?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 2 feet.

5. On what day does Sir Gawain pray to the Blessed Virgin during his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Twelfth Night.
(d) Hocktide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sir Gawain say feels the "Fiend 'tis himself"?

3. How many strikes does the Green Knight wish to trade with a knight?

4. What month is it in stanza four of "Pearl"?

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

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