Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Quizzes

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Quiz 1

1 Which event opens and closes the action of the poem?
A court poet reciting a poem

A Christmas feast

Gawain praying to the Virgin Mary

A victory by Arthur on the battlefield
2 Who does the narrator praise as the founder of Britain?
Ticius

Romulus

Felix Brutus

Arthur
3 Which of the following is not one of the five virtues represented by the symbol on Gawain's shield?
Courtesy

Franchise

Valor

Charity
4 Which is not one of the five ways in which Gawain was thought to be faultless, according to the emblem on his shield?
Five wounds

Five fingers

Five visions

Five senses
5 Which is the chief of the five virtues?
Piety

Courage

Charity

Fellowship
6 Which of the following is Gawain not compared to in the poem and by whom?
An ogre by the Green Knight

A Lion by Bertilak

Refined gold by the poet

The Spring by the poet
7 Which of the following is not a reason Gawain provides to convince Arthur to relinquish the Green Knight's challenge to him?
Arthur should not accept such a challenge when there are so many other barons present

The challenge is so foolish

Gawain is eager to prove himself to the rest of the court

Gawain's life would be least missed
8 What is the name of Gawain's horse?
Baldwin

Lamorak

Urien

Gringolet
9 Which of the following knights is not listed as present at the first Christmas feast?
Agravain

Ywain

Gawain

Lancelot
10 Which of the following does the Green Knight hold in his hand when he enters Arthur's court?
A scepter

A golden bough

A bough of holly

An olive branch
11 According to the terms of the agreement, how long must Gawain wait before he receives his exchange stroke from the Green Knight?
The cycle of the seasons

Six months

A year

A twelvemonth and a day
12 At which holiday does Gawain bid farewell to Camelot?
Pentecost

Michaelmas

Christmas

Candlemas
13 Which of the following is not on Gawain's shield?
The pentangle

The cross

The image of the Virgin Mary

The endless knot
14 What is the name of Arthur's realm which Gawain journeys through?
Logres

Albion

England

Eire
15 Which of the following did Gawain not fight during his journey?
Wood-satyrs

Wolves

Dragons

Sorcerers
16 Which of the following does the narrator not provide a detailed description of in the poem?
The cutting of a deer's body

The process of making wine

Armor and weaponry

The architecture of a castle
17 What do Gawain and the lord of the castle agree to do for three days?
They will exchange identities

They will pray to the Virgin Mary at sunrise and sunset

They will exchange shields

They will exchange their winnings at the end of each day
18 Which animal is not hunted by Sir Bertilak in the three days preceding the New Year?
Bear

Deer

Fox

Boar
19 Which of the following is not a reason Gawain uses when rejecting the advances of the lady of the castle?
He does not want to be forceful

He is unworthy of her praise and admiration

She is already married to a superior man

He is promised to a lady at home
20 Who does not end up with a portion of the hunted deer?
The ravens

The hunters

Gawain

The lord of the castle
21 What does the lady give Gawain on the third day?
A silk girdle

A new shield

A glove

A lock of her hair
22 Why does Gawain decide to keep this gift?
He is in love with the lady

The lady tells him to keep it a secret

He is jealous of the lord of the castle

He is afraid of dying
23 Which of the following statements does the servant not use to describe the Green Knight?
The Green Knight has no mercy

The Green Knight kills for pure joy

The Green Knight cannot be killed

The Green Knight is bigger than four men put together
24 What sound does Gawain hear when he enters the Green Chapel?
A man begging for his life

A wolf growling

The Green Knight laughing menacingly

A blade being sharpened
25 Why does the Green Knight finally scrape Gawain's neck on the third attempt?
To punish Gawain for failing to uphold an agreement

To punish Gawain for being friendly with his wife

To punish Gawain for being impatient

He accidentally missed the first two times

The text is rife with descriptions of greenness: from the Green Knight's elaborate outfit to the surprising appearance of the green "chapel," Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relies on a color imagery to suggest the poem's investment in the natural...

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Answered by Aslan on 10/25/2023 3:43 AM