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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. Who is Juno?
2. What does Lady Heurodis want to hear during her May stroll?
3. How does Sir Orfeo say that Lady Heurodis looks at him, while he is standing next to her bed?
4. How many damsels go to get Lady Heurodis and bring her back to the castle after her nap?
5. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sir Orfeo leave his kingdom with only a beggar's cloak?
2. What does Sir Gawain do with the silk belt on the morning he leaves for the Green Chapel?
3. How is the narrator's pearl compared to Jerusalem's Lamb?
4. Since losing the pearl, what has the "Pearl" narrator done?
5. Why do Sir Orfeo's grandparents possess the names that they do?
6. According to "Sir Orfeo," where did lays come from?
7. What happens when Sir Orfeo plays his harp in the woods?
8. What happens when Sir Orfeo sees Lady Heurodis on horseback?
9. What does Sir Gawain do on New Year's day as he rises?
10. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain will happen if he goes to the Green Chapel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Color plays a major role in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Discuss the different uses of color throughout the text. Why is the color important? What does the color represent? Is the color used contrastingly?
Essay Topic 2
Chivalry is an important theme in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Throughout the text, Sir Gawain faces internal conflicts that test his ability to remain chivalrous. What is the Code of Chivalry? Is Sir Gawain chivalrous? Find at least three examples to support your belief.
Essay Topic 3
The number three is highlighted in many different ways in the text. Discuss the use of the number three. In which instances is the number three used? What does its use represent in each circumstance? Why the number three?
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