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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. Who is responsible for the color of the Green Knight?
(a) Morgan le Fay.
(b) All of these.
(c) "The Lord's" wife.
(d) Bertilak de Hautdesert's wife.

2. Given that the Green Knight and Sir Gawain are alone, the Green Knight says they "can _________ as we like"?
(a) Play.
(b) Swing.
(c) Battle.
(d) Kill.

3. In "Sir Orfeo," what instrument is taken "in delight" to make a lay and "named it right?
(a) Lyres.
(b) Flutes.
(c) Harps.
(d) Drums.

4. On an early May day, where does Lady Heurodis stroll?
(a) Near the castle in among the olive vines.
(b) By a great river.
(c) Through a field.
(d) In an orchard.

5. What is the only thing that Sir Orfeo takes with him on his journey?
(a) A beggar's cloak.
(b) A robe of mourning.
(c) A staff.
(d) A sack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What saint does Pearl quote in stanza thirty-nine?

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

3. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?

4. Where is Sir Orfeo a king?

5. Who does Sir Gawain call to on the morning of his departure from "the lord's" castle to fetch his saddle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrator's pearl compared to Jerusalem's Lamb?

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

3. What does "the lord" say regarding his refusal to accompany Sir Gawain to the chapel?

4. Describe the gown worn by Pearl.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Sir Orfeo sees Lady Heurodis on horseback?

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