Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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What is the name of Sir Gawain’s horse?
a. The text does not say what the name is
b. Ilwain
c. Gringolot
d. Bertelak
e. Silver
What time of year do the festivities at the beginning of the story take place?
a. During the early spring
b. In the summer
c. Christmas/New Year’s time
d. All Hallows’ Day
e. In the fall
Which best describes the women in at the castle that Sir Gawain enters when he goes to search for the Green
Knight?
a. There are three women who look like witches
b. There are two women, one is beautiful and one is an old hag
c. One woman is more beautiful (to Gawain) than Gwenevere
d. The old woman appears to be in some kind of position of authority
e. All except for “a” are true statements
What was the Green Knight carrying when he came to Arthur’s castle
a. A holly bundle
b. A sword named Excalibur
c. A shield with a pentangle on it
d. A ugly and monstrous axe
e. Both a and d
How long does the Green Knight give Sir Gawain before Gawain must come and receive the same blow that he
gave?
a. Two weeks
b. Two years
c. A year and a day
d. Exactly one year
e. One full moon
What was the reaction of the people after the Green Knight had left (with his head in his hands)?
a. They were horrified
b. Gwenevier fainted and had to be carried out
c. They started laughing and went ahead with their dinner
d. Arthur was so sad he could not continue with his meal
e. The cleaned up the bloody mess and did not continue with the festivities
7. Which genre best describes Sir Gawain the Green Knight is
a. An epic
b. A Quest Romance
c. A lyric poem
d. A work of prose
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e. None of the above
In what language was Sir Gawain and the Green Knight originally written?
a. In Old English
b. In French
c. In Sanskrit
d. In Greek
e. None of the above
Who was the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
a. J.R.R. Tolkien
b. Chaucer
c. Shakespeare
d. An anonymous poet
e. Homer
What does “alliterative long line” mean?
a. It means that the lines must have twelve syllables
b. It means that certain sounds, usually first letters of words, are repeated usually three or four times in
the same line
c. It means that the lines are written in iambic pentameter
d. It means that all of the lines end in rhyming couplets
What was “blazon” on the shield of Sir Gawain?
a. The virgin Mary
b. The handkerchief of Gweniever
c. The Celtic God of War
d. A pentangle
e. A cross
What does Sir Gawain pray for just before he finds the “mansion on the low mound” where the lord and ladies
welcome him?
a. He prays for courage to do his duty
b. He prays for Arthur and the knights of the round table.
c. He prays that he may not have to face the Green Knight
d. He prays to find a chapel where he can celebrate mass
e. He prays for comfort in his afflictions
With whom does Gawain “war” as he travels to meet the Green Knight?
a. Worms
b. Ogres
c. Wood-trolls
d. Bulls and bears
e. All of the above