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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Sir Gawain's internal conflict involves guilt over ...
Violation of the chivalric code
Flinching when the Green Knight swings his ax
Disappointing King Arthur
Accepting the Knight's challenge
2
Sir Gawain is King Arthur's ...
Nephew
friend
Uncle
Son
3
Which of the following does the Green Knight hold in his hand when he enters Camelot?
a golden bough
a sword
an olive branch
a bough of holly
4
What is Gawain's gift to his host on each of the hunting days?
A kiss
A handshake
An animal skin
A dinner
5
Who wrote the tale?
Geoffrey Chaucer
J.R.R. Tolkien
T.S. White
The Pearl Poet
6
When Sir Gawain reaffirms the terms of the bargain and calls it a "covenant" it shows that ...
He is taking this seriously
He will seek revenge
He is a lawyer
This is just a game
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All are lessons the tale teaches except ..
Honest is a virtue
It's always best to keep your word and act honorably
It's important to learn from your mistakes
It's important to strive for perfection in all tasks
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What happens to the Green Knight's first ax?
It is mounted on the wall as a souvenir
Gawain throws it into a lake
Gawain takes it with him to meet the Green Knight
Arthur uses it in battle
9
Knights often ...
took trophies from those they killed
boasted of their accomplishments
engaged in tests of their courage and skill
fled from battles they knew they couldn't win
10
The poetic device in the following line, "green as growing grass," is
paradox
alliteration
oxymoron
rhyme
11
For Sir Gawain, the green girdle is a symbol of
faith and honor
success
failure
bragging rights
12
When Sir Gawain returns to Camelot he feels all of the following except ...
Pride
Failure
Shame
Humble
13
Morgan le Fay sent the Green Knight to
Embarrass Sir Gawain
see if Gawain was stronger than the Green Knight
expose Sir Gawain as a failure
Test the character of King Arthur's court
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Sir Gawain takes the green girdle because ...
Wants a token to remind him of the lady
Hopes it will help him remain alive
Exchanges his glvoe for it
Knows it is less valuable than the lady's gold ring
15
What is the Green Knight's opinion of Gawain after the quest is over?
Gawain is imperfect but still the finest of all knights
Gawain is a perfect knight
Gawain needs to do penance for his sins
Gawain is a follish coward
16
Where is Gawain supposed to meet the Green Knight?
Hautdesert
The Green Chapel
The manor
King Arthur's court
17
What is the main reason Gawain seeks out the Green Knight after their first encounter?
He knows the knight will eventually find him
He wants revenge
He has no reason to fear the knight
He has given the knight his word
18
The scar the Green Knight inflicts upon Gawain is a symbol to remind him of his ..
bravery as a chivalrous knight
mistrust of manipulative women
mortality as a human being
covetousness of his life
19
A chivalrous knight would probably agree most with which of the following slogans?
death before dishonor
The pen is mightier than the sword
kill or be killed
There is strength in numbers
20
The ideals of chivalry are best reflected in which of the following of Sir Gawain's actions?
He rests for three days at a strange castle
He accepts the kisses from the lady of the manor
He flinches as the Green Knight swings his ax
Accepting the knight's challenge
21
Gawain doesn't tell the lord about the green girdle and breaks the code of ...
Honesty
Generosity
Humility
Chastity
22
What does Sir Gawain claim about women?
they smell nice
they are to blame for all of the evil in the world
they SHOULD be loved, but NOT trusted because they trick men
they SHOULD NOT be loved OR trusted because they trick men
23
Knights believed that behaving according to the tenants of chivalry maintained all but ...
their intimidation
their honor
their integrity
their reputation
24
The time period generally associated with Middle English is ...
none of these
1485 - present
1066-1485
466-1066
25
When Sir Gawain requests to accept the challenge of the Green Knight, he claims he is ...
The most willing
The shyest
The least brave
Most likely to succeed
26
Chivalry included being all of the following except ...
courageous
gracious
humble
bloodthirsty
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Chivalry is ...
the laws of Camelot
the military code of honor for knights
the system for organizing and governing medieval society
the code of honor and qualities of an ideal knight
28
The Green Knight taunts Sir Gawain because Sir Gawain ...
flinches at the sight of the descending ax
is tortured by the lady
Begs the Green Knight for his life
Doesn't return all of the lady's kisses
29
Sir Gawain violates the code of chivalry when he ...
accepts the challenge in place of Arthur
keeps the green girdle
sets out to find the Green Knight
has an affair with Morgan le Fay
30
Sir Gawain claims that a man can never be free of ...
guilt
failure
humor
instinct
31
Why does the Green Knight finally scrape Gawain's neck on the third attempt?
To punish Gawain for not being patient
To punish Gawain for being friendly with his wife
He accidentally missed the first two times
To punish Gawain for failing to uphold an agreement
32
The influence of this religion can be seen in "Sir Gawain" ...
Scientology
Christian
Muslim
Buddhist
33
The color green symbolizes all of the following except ...
Spring
Death
Nature
Renewal
34
The lady of the castle attempts to seduce Sir Gawain because she ...
Is secretly attracted to Sir Gawain
Wants to play a trick on her husband
Is ordered to by her husband to test Gawain
Is no longer in love with her husband
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight agree that Sir Gawain needs to ..
Do more penance for his sin
Go back to "knight school"
Learn from his lesson
Confess his sin to Arthur
