Gawain and the Green Knight Quiz

Sir Gawain returns the kisses he received from Lady Bertilak to Lord Berilak.

An author’s or narrator’s attitude toward his audience or his subject matter.

Sir Gawain's main internal conflict involves his guilt over violating the chivalric code.

The symbol on Gawain's shield is a/an _________________.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is similar in poetic form to Beowulf in that

Pick the symbol that doesn't match what it is intended to represent in the story

The third blow of the Green Knight's ax cuts Gawain's cheek because he lied and he kept the girdle.

Gawain must endure a second blow from the Green Knight because on the first blow he flinched.

Which of the following events from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight conveys a sense of the supernatural?

A struggle between opposing forces that occurs between a character and an outside force.

All of the following are one of the 5 points of Gawain's star that are symbolic of his character traits except _______.

Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

The central idea of a literary work

These stories are based on the feudal idea of chivalry, imbued with adventure, love, and the supernatural.

Gawain’s trial of being beheaded by the Green Knight can be best related to which Catholic sacrament?

The Green Kight's tone when addressing King Arthur and his men can best be described as

Sir Gawain sleeps with Lady Bertilak while Lord Bertilak is out hunting.

King Arthur is the first one to accept the Green Knight's offer to play the Beheading game.

After leaving the Green Knight, Gawain swears to wear the girdle always because

What is Sir Gawain’s moral misdeed in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

When asked to repeat the rules of the challenge, Gawain neglects to say that he must not wear a magic girdle.

Lord Bertilak turns out to really be the Green Knight.

When the story opens, King Arthur and his knights are celebrating Easter.

The Green Knight says that Arthur’s men are beardless.

The sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms.

When the Green Knight strikes Gawain the third time, Gawain

A midline pause.

Gawain confesses his sin to the Green Knight.

An inherited, often unconscious, ancestral memory or motif that recurs throughout history or literature.

Which of the following main plot elements of medieval romances is missing from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?