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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 Green Knight do with his own head?
(a) Puts it into a bag.
(b) Grasps it by the neck.
(c) Holds it by the hair.
(d) Rolls it over to his horse.

2. What has God chosen Pearl to be?
(a) His keeper.
(b) His bride.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His highest angel.

3. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Orcs.
(c) Nymphs.
(d) The Green Knight.

4. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Middleton.
(b) Logres.
(c) Drighton.
(d) Fariers.

5. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?
(a) Desire.
(b) Gift-giving.
(c) True love.
(d) Honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?

2. What is Sir Gawain doing as "the lord" leaves for his hunt?

3. In "Pearl," where does the narrator lose his pearl?

4. Who is responsible for the color of the Green Knight?

5. What kind of shoes do the knights place on Sir Gawain's feet?

(see the answer key)

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