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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 "deal" him?
(a) His destiny.
(b) His fate.
(c) His card.
(d) His death-blow.

2. On what does the Green Knight rest after he deals his one blow to Sir Gawain?
(a) On his axe.
(b) On his horse.
(c) On Gringolet.
(d) On the stone door to the chapel.

3. 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) His chamberlain.
(c) The paige.
(d) "The Lady."

4. What does the narrator of "Pearl" say came "in secret hour"?
(a) A whispering wind.
(b) A golden maiden.
(c) The sweetest song.
(d) A new pearl.

5. What does the narrator of "Pearl" call himself in stanza twenty-one?
(a) Sorrowful sinner.
(b) Void victim.
(c) Joyless jeweler.
(d) Forelorn father.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he finds out that the Green Knight knows his secret, what does Sir Gawain hold in his heart?

2. How many man does Sir Orfeo take with him on the day the king is to return for Lady Heurodis?

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

4. On an early May day, where does Lady Heurodis stroll?

5. How many knights does the "king" bring with him after Lady Heurodis refuses to see him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lady Heurodis say happens while she is sleeping under a tree in the orchard?

2. Why is the narrator of "Pearl" concerned with resigning to die?

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

4. Why is the narrator of "Pearl" so enamored with the pearl that he speaks of in the introduction?

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

6. What happens when Sir Orfeo plays his harp in the woods?

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

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

9. Why does the Green Knight get angry at Sir Gawain when he delivers his first blow to Sir Gawain?

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

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