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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?
(a) God.
(b) Her.
(c) No one.
(d) Earth.

4. Why does "the lady" believe that Sir Gawain refuses her last gift to him?
(a) Because he does not like her.
(b) Because it is green.
(c) Because it looks poor.
(d) Because it is personal.

5. After dressing, and before lunch, in Chapter III, where does Sir Gawain go?
(a) To Mass.
(b) To the throneroom.
(c) To join the hunt.
(d) To "the lady's" bedchamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur announce he can do given the Green Knight's visit?

2. During the second day's hunt, what animal do the dogs chase from the bushes?

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

4. What does "the lord" give to Sir Gawain on the night of the second hunt?

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

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