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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Sir Gawain say he wishes to watch over "the lord's" castle as he leaves?
(a) Christ.
(b) The Round Table.
(c) Mary.
(d) S. Peter.

3. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?
(a) Nymphs.
(b) Orcs.
(c) The Devil.
(d) The Green Knight.

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

5. What has God chosen Pearl to be?
(a) His keeper.
(b) His highest angel.
(c) His bride.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain to do instead of go to the Green Chapel?

2. What does the narrator's "precious pearl" fail to have?

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

4. According to Pearl in the twenty-seventh stanza, where will the narrator find a lair?

5. What does Sir Gawain call the "chapel"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain will happen if he goes to the Green Chapel?

2. What does Sir Gawain do on New Year's day as he rises?

3. What does Pearl say happens to all whom enter the kingdom of God?

4. Describe the gown worn by Pearl.

5. What does Pearl say will happen if the narrator accepts God's plan for him?

6. Why does Sir Gawain not heed the advice of "the lord"?

7. Why is the Green Knight green?

8. What is Sir Orfeo known for?

9. Since losing the pearl, what has the "Pearl" narrator done?

10. When Lady Heurodis disappears, what does Sir Orfeo do?

(see the answer keys)

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