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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the Green Knight gather in his limbs as he lifts the axe?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Lust.
(c) Hope.
(d) Worry.
2. While the narrator of "Pearl" stares at the girl, what does he compare himself to?
(a) A hawk.
(b) An owl.
(c) A bear.
(d) A snake.
3. According to stanza nineteen of "Pearl," what was unable to declare the girl's beauty?
(a) Heart.
(b) Head.
(c) Soul.
(d) Tongue.
4. What kind of tree does Lady Heurodis fall asleep under?
(a) A grafted tree.
(b) A weeping tree.
(c) A fallen tree.
(d) A powerful tree.
5. In stanza thirty-two of "Pearl," what does the narrator say that God forbids "we" to be?
(a) In love.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.
6. Who does Sir Gawain call to on the morning of his departure from "the lord's" castle to fetch his saddle?
(a) The paige.
(b) The guard.
(c) His chamberlain.
(d) "The Lady."
7. When does the Green Knight accuse Sir Gawain of failing?
(a) The thrid day.
(b) On the day he left the castle.
(c) On the day he entered his castle.
(d) On the day he accepted the vow.
8. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?
(a) White and blue.
(b) Violet and yellow.
(c) Yellow and green.
(d) Blue and red.
9. Who does Sir Gawain say he wishes to watch over "the lord's" castle as he leaves?
(a) Mary.
(b) The Round Table.
(c) S. Peter.
(d) Christ.
10. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain to do instead of go to the Green Chapel?
(a) "Pray hard."
(b) Go to "some other country."
(c) Go back to Arthur.
(d) Come back to his castle.
11. Who is the Queen of Courtesy?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Mary.
(c) Pearl's mother.
(d) Eve.
12. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?
(a) Regret.
(b) SIn.
(c) Honor.
(d) Fear.
13. What does Pearl tell the narrator to do while in "weal and woe"?
(a) Fall down and cry.
(b) Pity himself.
(c) Cross himself.
(d) Cry out in anger.
14. What does Sir Orfeo say he would rather lose than his wife?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His child.
(c) His kingdom.
(d) His life.
15. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sir Gawain call the "chapel"?
2. What month is it in stanza four of "Pearl"?
3. What is the last word in "Pearl"?
4. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?
5. How many knights came to see Lady Heurodis as she slept beneath the tree?
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