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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator say that Paradise is in stanza twelve of "Pearl"?
(a) "Too far to be close."
(b) "Across those banks was yonder laid."
(c) "Across a divide too far to bear."
(d) "Here, now, I am in it."

3. What does Sir Gawain do at the Green Knight's first blow?
(a) Falls to the ground.
(b) Prays to God.
(c) Prays to Mary.
(d) Flinches.

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

5. What does Sir Gawain have in his hand as he approaches the roof of the dwelling?
(a) His lance.
(b) The axe.
(c) His sword.
(d) A cross.

6. How does Sir Orfeo say that Lady Heurodis looks at him, while he is standing next to her bed?
(a) As a lover.
(b) As a mirage.
(c) As a foe.
(d) As a healer.

7. What color do Pearl's eyes shine?
(a) Grey.
(b) Red.
(c) Pearl white.
(d) Blue.

8. What jewel does the Green Knight say is the most highly prized?
(a) The pearl.
(b) The ruby.
(c) The diamond.
(d) The emerald.

9. 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 Lady."
(c) The guard.
(d) His chamberlain.

10. What does the Green Knight gather in his limbs as he lifts the axe?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Lust.
(c) Worry.
(d) Hope.

11. What kind of cliff does the narrator of "Pearl" say "beams in splendour"?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Emerald.

12. What city is described in "Sir Orfeo" as "a city proud of stout defense"?
(a) Farfield.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Tracience.

13. How many knights came to see Lady Heurodis as she slept beneath the tree?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

14. In stanza ten of "Pearl," what does the narrator say fills the pool?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Reflections of fall.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Withered leaves.

15. When the king comes to see Lady Heurodis under the tree, what is he crowned with?
(a) A crown of rubys.
(b) A crown of light.
(c) A crown of emeralds.
(d) A crown of diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "restrain thee to"?

2. Who sings of "many a marvelous thing" in line three of "Sir Orfeo"?

3. Where does Sir Orfeo's father "come" from?

4. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?

5. What kind of gems does the girl have on her majestic robes in "Pearl"?

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