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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Sir Orfeo's father "come" from?
(a) King Mars.
(b) King Orion.
(c) King Jupiter.
(d) King Pluto.
2. On an early May day, where does Lady Heurodis stroll?
(a) Near the castle in among the olive vines.
(b) In an orchard.
(c) By a great river.
(d) Through a field.
3. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to heed "the lord's" advice?
(a) He has a secret.
(b) He would be seen as a coward.
(c) He has already taken too much from "the lord".
(d) He pays all debts.
4. What does Sir Gawain have in his hand as he approaches the roof of the dwelling?
(a) A cross.
(b) The axe.
(c) His lance.
(d) His sword.
5. What is the first word that Sir Gawain hears as he approaches the chapel?
(a) "Stay!"
(b) "Welcome."
(c) "Sinner!"
(d) "Leave!"
6. 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.
7. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gold.
(d) Pearl.
8. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "deal" him?
(a) His fate.
(b) His card.
(c) His destiny.
(d) His death-blow.
9. How many knights does the "king" bring with him after Lady Heurodis refuses to see him?
(a) 70.
(b) 40.
(c) 80.
(d) Over a hundred.
10. What color do Pearl's eyes shine?
(a) Blue.
(b) Grey.
(c) Red.
(d) Pearl white.
11. In stanza ten of "Pearl," what does the narrator say fills the pool?
(a) Withered leaves.
(b) Reflections of fall.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Jewels.
12. Where does Sir Orfeo say he is going to flee to?
(a) To the opposite corner of his kingdom.
(b) The wilderness.
(c) The castle of the king.
(d) To another land.
13. What must the narrator of "Pearl" do to get over his sorrow? (Stanza twenty-nine)
(a) Abide his doom.
(b) Steal her back.
(c) Leave.
(d) Forget her.
14. After "the lord" leaves Sir Gawain to find the Green Chapel, who does Sir Gawain say he has the protection of?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sin.
(c) "The Lady."
(d) God.
15. What kind of cliff does the narrator of "Pearl" say "beams in splendour"?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Crystal.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sir Gawain do at the Green Knight's first blow?
2. Why does the narrator of "Pearl" say that "I dared not wade"?
3. How wide is the axe that the man emerges from the cave with?
4. According to "Sir Orfeo," what do most men sing about?
5. How does Sir Orfeo say that Lady Heurodis looks at him, while he is standing next to her bed?
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