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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. Where does Sir Orfeo hide during bad weather?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) In an abandoned hut.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a tree.

2. What city is described in "Sir Orfeo" as "a city proud of stout defense"?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Tracience.
(c) Farfield.
(d) Winchester.

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

4. In "Pearl," where does the narrator lose his pearl?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In a field.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) In a garden.

5. What does Lady Heurodis want to hear during her May stroll?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Wind.
(c) Birds.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "deal" him?

3. Who is Juno?

4. According to "Sir Orfeo," what do most men sing about?

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. What is Sir Orfeo known for?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Sir Gawain say as he leaves "the lord's" castle for the Green Chapel?

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

9. Describe the gown worn by Pearl.

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

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