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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) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

2. What does Sir Gawain do when he sees "the lady" sitting on his bed on the first morning of the hunt?
(a) Kisses her.
(b) Crosses himself.
(c) Curses.
(d) Dresses.

3. What names does the Green Knight say that most men know him by?
(a) The Knight of the Green Chapel.
(b) The knight of the fields.
(c) The Knight of the Green Castle.
(d) Simply The Green Knight.

4. How many blasts do the hunters blow on their bugles to call the dogs to the hunt?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. What animal do the hunters come across on the third hunting day?
(a) A fox.
(b) A bear.
(c) A stag.
(d) A gazelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Green Knight say Sir Gawain wears of his?

2. When does Arthur begin to eat during the celebrations?

3. What does the narrator of "Pearl" call himself in stanza twenty-one?

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

5. What is the name of Sir Gawain's horse?

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