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

2. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?
(a) Fear.
(b) SIn.
(c) Honor.
(d) Regret.

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

4. 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) Marbled.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Golden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator of "Sir Orfeo" say all of the lays "issued first"?

2. What type of food is the narrator of "Pearl" fed in stanza eight?

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

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

5. Where is Sir Orfeo a king?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Pearl, why has God called her?

2. What is Sir Orfeo known for?

3. Why is the Green Knight green?

4. Describe the gown worn by Pearl.

5. According to Chapter IV of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," what is happening as New Year's draws near?

6. What does Sir Gawain do with the silk belt on the morning he leaves for the Green Chapel?

7. What does Lady Heurodis do to make everyone think that she is crazy?

8. What does the "Pearl" narrator see at the base of the crystal cliff?

9. Upon entering the faerie king's castle, what does Sir Orfeo see?

10. Why do Sir Orfeo's grandparents possess the names that they do?

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