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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 a cave.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In an abandoned hut.
2. According to "Sir Orfeo," what do most men sing about?
(a) Quests.
(b) Love.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Fear.
3. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "restrain thee to"?
(a) Pity.
(b) Pride.
(c) Humbleness.
(d) One stroke.
4. What does the Green Knight say Sir Gawain wears of his?
(a) His "bind."
(b) His "weed."
(c) His "color."
(d) His "hue."
5. What color do Pearl's eyes shine?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pearl white.
(c) Grey.
(d) Red.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?
2. To whom does Sir Orfeo give his kingdom to?
3. Why does the narrator of "Pearl" say that "I dared not wade"?
4. Where is Sir Orfeo a king?
5. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain that the Green Knight knows nothing about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sir Orfeo known for?
2. What does Sir Gawain do with the silk belt on the morning he leaves for the Green Chapel?
3. Why does Sir Orfeo leave his kingdom with only a beggar's cloak?
4. Since losing the pearl, what has the "Pearl" narrator done?
5. According to "Sir Orfeo," where did lays come from?
6. What does Sir Gawain say as he leaves "the lord's" castle for the Green Chapel?
7. What does Lady Heurodis say happens while she is sleeping under a tree in the orchard?
8. Why is the Green Knight green?
9. Describe the gown worn by Pearl.
10. When Lady Heurodis disappears, what does Sir Orfeo do?
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