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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years has it been, according to a knight after the first day's hunt, since such a grand spoil has been taken at hunting?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

2. After he finds out that the Green Knight knows his secret, what does Sir Gawain hold in his heart?
(a) A "grue."
(b) A "fox."
(c) An "onyx."
(d) A "flum."

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

4. During the first course of the banquet, what instrument plays?
(a) Lutes.
(b) All of those listed.
(c) Drums.
(d) Trumpets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christ "bade" the narrator of "Pearl" to do in stanza five?

2. How many blows does Arthur tell Sir Gawain to give to the Green Knight?

3. What makes the narrator of "Pearl" want to call to the girl sitting at the base of the cliff?

4. What is another name for the pentangle?

5. What does Sir Gawain call the "chapel"?

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