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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) Black.
(c) Marbled.
(d) White.

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

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

4. What month is it in stanza four of "Pearl"?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) August.

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

6. What does Sir Gawain say feels the "Fiend 'tis himself"?
(a) His five wits.
(b) His heart.
(c) His sword.
(d) His loins.

7. 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.

8. What does "the lord" say he would not take to accompany Sir Gawain to the Green Chapel?
(a) All the gold in the world.
(b) All the lands of the earth.
(c) All the power in heaven.
(d) All the women of the lands.

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

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

11. How many damsels go to get Lady Heurodis and bring her back to the castle after her nap?
(a) 80.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 20.

12. Who does Sir Gawain call to on the morning of his departure from "the lord's" castle to fetch his saddle?
(a) The guard.
(b) The paige.
(c) "The Lady."
(d) His chamberlain.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does Lady Heurodis fall asleep under?

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

3. On what does the Green Knight rest after he deals his one blow to Sir Gawain?

4. How does the narrator of "Pearl" describe the forehead of the girl he wishes to call to?

5. What takes Lady Heurodis from the tree the knights are guarding?

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