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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sir Orfeo," what instrument is taken "in delight" to make a lay and "named it right?
(a) Lyres.
(b) Drums.
(c) Flutes.
(d) Harps.

2. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain to do instead of go to the Green Chapel?
(a) "Pray hard."
(b) Go back to Arthur.
(c) Go to "some other country."
(d) Come back to his castle.

3. Who is Juno?
(a) King of love.
(b) King of fame.
(c) King of fear.
(d) King of misery.

4. What does Lady Heurodis want to hear during her May stroll?
(a) Birds.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Earth.

5. What is the first word that Sir Gawain hears as he approaches the chapel?
(a) "Stay!"
(b) "Welcome."
(c) "Sinner!"
(d) "Leave!"

6. What does the narrator of "Pearl" call himself in stanza twenty-one?
(a) Forelorn father.
(b) Joyless jeweler.
(c) Sorrowful sinner.
(d) Void victim.

7. What does the narrator's "precious pearl" fail to have?
(a) "Purity."
(b) "Luster."
(c) "Sin. "
(d) A "spot."

8. According to "Sir Orfeo," what do most men sing about?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Quests.

9. How many knights does Sir Orfeo bring with him to see Lady Heurodis upon hearing about her condition?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

10. Where does Sir Orfeo's father "come" from?
(a) King Mars.
(b) King Jupiter.
(c) King Pluto.
(d) King Orion.

11. What saint does Pearl quote in stanza thirty-nine?
(a) Paul.
(b) Mark.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Peter.

12. How does the narrator of "Pearl" describe the forehead of the girl he wishes to call to?
(a) Marble white.
(b) Polished ivory.
(c) Porcelain.
(d) Golden.

13. What does the Green Knight say Sir Gawain wears of his?
(a) His "weed."
(b) His "hue."
(c) His "color."
(d) His "bind."

14. What does the "Pearl" narrator say "was present, I did surmise"?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A maiden.
(c) A princess.
(d) A queen.

15. Who is the Queen of Courtesy?
(a) Mary.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Eve.
(d) Pearl's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sir Orfeo immediately go after hearing that Lady Heurodis is gone?

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

3. After "the lord" leaves Sir Gawain to find the Green Chapel, who does Sir Gawain say he has the protection of?

4. What is the only thing that Sir Orfeo takes with him on his journey?

5. When the king comes to see Lady Heurodis under the tree, what is he crowned with?

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