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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sir Gawain say feels the "Fiend 'tis himself"?
2. What does the narrator of "Pearl" say came "in secret hour"?
3. According to stanza nineteen of "Pearl," what was unable to declare the girl's beauty?
4. According to Pearl in the twenty-seventh stanza, where will the narrator find a lair?
5. While the narrator of "Pearl" stares at the girl, what does he compare himself to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Green Knight get angry at Sir Gawain when he delivers his first blow to Sir Gawain?
2. What does "the lord" say regarding his refusal to accompany Sir Gawain to the chapel?
3. What does Sir Gawain do with the silk belt on the morning he leaves for the Green Chapel?
4. Upon entering the faerie king's castle, what does Sir Orfeo see?
5. What does Lady Heurodis do to make everyone think that she is crazy?
6. Why is the narrator of "Pearl" concerned with resigning to die?
7. Why is the Green Knight green?
8. Since losing the pearl, what has the "Pearl" narrator done?
9. What does Pearl say happens to all whom enter the kingdom of God?
10. What does the "Pearl" narrator see at the base of the crystal cliff?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of women in each of the tales provide descriptions of powerful women who change the lives of the men around them. Discuss the role of the women in each of the texts. Why is the woman important? Why is her role important? How does she change the life of those around her?
Essay Topic 2
In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" an internal battle seems to be played out: one of Pagan versus Christian belief. Do you believe that one religious belief is proven to be more important than the other, or do they work in alliance?
Essay Topic 3
The central conflict which Gawain must deal with in his quest is the one between nature and humanity. Describe the conflict that Sir Gawain has with nature and humanity. Where does this conflict stem from? Why does the conflict exist? What does he do to resolve the conflict?
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