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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the horses that the king and all of his court ride on to come to see Lady Heurodis while she rests under the tree?
(a) Golden.
(b) Marbled.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

2. What does Sir Gawain call the "chapel"?
(a) Chapel of sin.
(b) Chapel of misfortune.
(c) Chapel of evil.
(d) Chapel of mischance.

3. What does Sir Orfeo do that brings all of the animals around him?
(a) Cries.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Sings.
(d) Plays his harp.

4. What does Christ "bade" the narrator of "Pearl" to do in stanza five?
(a) "Be light."
(b) "Be comforted."
(c) "Be fast."
(d) "Be fearful."

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

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

7. What happens as Lady Heurodis awakens from her nap under the tree?
(a) She goes mad.
(b) She wrings her hands.
(c) She cries.
(d) All of these listed.

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

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

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

11. Where does Sir Orfeo immediately go after hearing that Lady Heurodis is gone?
(a) To the river.
(b) To the tree.
(c) To his chamber.
(d) To the king's castle.

12. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "deal" him?
(a) His death-blow.
(b) His fate.
(c) His card.
(d) His destiny.

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

14. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "restrain thee to"?
(a) One stroke.
(b) Pride.
(c) Humbleness.
(d) Pity.

15. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Gold.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last word in "Pearl"?

2. While the narrator of "Pearl" stares at the girl, what does he compare himself to?

3. What does the narrator of "Pearl" call himself in stanza twenty-one?

4. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?

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

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