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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say that Paradise is in stanza twelve of "Pearl"?
(a) "Across a divide too far to bear."
(b) "Here, now, I am in it."
(c) "Too far to be close."
(d) "Across those banks was yonder laid."

2. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to heed "the lord's" advice?
(a) He pays all debts.
(b) He has already taken too much from "the lord".
(c) He would be seen as a coward.
(d) He has a secret.

3. Where does Sir Orfeo immediately go after hearing that Lady Heurodis is gone?
(a) To the tree.
(b) To the king's castle.
(c) To the river.
(d) To his chamber.

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

5. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "deal" him?
(a) His card.
(b) His destiny.
(c) His death-blow.
(d) His fate.

6. After he finds out that the Green Knight knows his secret, what does Sir Gawain hold in his heart?
(a) A "flum."
(b) An "onyx."
(c) A "grue."
(d) A "fox."

7. How many knights does Sir Orfeo bring with him to see Lady Heurodis upon hearing about her condition?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

8. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?
(a) Violet and yellow.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) White and blue.
(d) Blue and red.

9. What is the first word that Sir Gawain hears as he approaches the chapel?
(a) "Stay!"
(b) "Welcome."
(c) "Leave!"
(d) "Sinner!"

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

11. Who does Sir Gawain call to on the morning of his departure from "the lord's" castle to fetch his saddle?
(a) His chamberlain.
(b) The paige.
(c) "The Lady."
(d) The guard.

12. In stanza thirty-two of "Pearl," what does the narrator say that God forbids "we" to be?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) In love.

13. When does the Green Knight accuse Sir Gawain of failing?
(a) On the day he entered his castle.
(b) On the day he accepted the vow.
(c) On the day he left the castle.
(d) The thrid day.

14. Where does Sir Orfeo say he is going to flee to?
(a) To another land.
(b) To the opposite corner of his kingdom.
(c) The wilderness.
(d) The castle of the king.

15. What type of food is the narrator of "Pearl" fed in stanza eight?
(a) Heaven-sent.
(b) Celestial.
(c) Earthen.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christ "bade" the narrator of "Pearl" to do in stanza five?

2. What does Sir Gawain call the "chapel"?

3. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?

4. Where does Sir Orfeo's father "come" from?

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

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