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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How many man does Sir Orfeo take with him on the day the king is to return for Lady Heurodis?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

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

8. 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.

9. How many knights does the "king" bring with him after Lady Heurodis refuses to see him?
(a) 80.
(b) 40.
(c) Over a hundred.
(d) 70.

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. What kind of weapon does the man come "from a hole" with?
(a) A VIking axe.
(b) A Norwegian axe.
(c) A Sweedish axe.
(d) A Danish axe.

15. What kind of tree does Lady Heurodis fall asleep under?
(a) A fallen tree.
(b) A grafted tree.
(c) A weeping tree.
(d) A powerful tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When the Green Knight hesitates at his second blow, what does Sir Gawain call him?

5. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?

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