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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?
(a) Twelfth Day.
(b) Holy Rood Day.
(c) All Hallows Day.
(d) All Souls' Day.

3. How many strikes does the Green Knight wish to trade with a knight?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. According to Pearl in the twenty-seventh stanza, where will the narrator find a lair?
(a) In wind.
(b) In clay.
(c) In her arms.
(d) In dust.

5. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "deal" him?
(a) His card.
(b) His death-blow.
(c) His fate.
(d) His destiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Queen of Courtesy?

2. For how many days does the Christmas celebration go on?

3. When he first enters Arthur's castle, what is the Green Knight holding in one of his hands?

4. What does the "Pearl" narrator say "was present, I did surmise"?

5. On what day does Sir Gawain pray to the Blessed Virgin during his quest to find the Green Knight?

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