Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Quizzes

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Quiz 1

By Winnie Li · Last reviewed December 20, 2000

1 Which event opens and closes the action of the poem?

A court poet reciting a poem

A victory by Arthur on the battlefield

Gawain praying to the Virgin Mary

A Christmas feast
2 Who does the narrator praise as the founder of Britain?

Ticius

Felix Brutus

Arthur

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

Valor

Charity

Courtesy

Franchise
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 visions

Five fingers

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

Charity

Fellowship

Courage

Piety
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?

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

Arthur should not accept such a challenge when there are so many other barons present

The challenge is so foolish

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

Urien

Gringolet

Baldwin

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

Agravain

Lancelot

Gawain

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

A scepter

An olive branch

A bough of holly

A golden bough
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

A year

Six months

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

Christmas

Candlemas

Pentecost

Michaelmas
13 Which of the following is not on Gawain's shield?

The endless knot

The pentangle

The image of the Virgin Mary

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

Logres

England

Albion

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

Wolves

Sorcerers

Wood-satyrs

Dragons
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 architecture of a castle

The process of making wine

Armor and weaponry
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 their winnings at the end of each day

They will exchange shields
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 is unworthy of her praise and admiration

He does not want to be forceful

He is promised to a lady at home

She is already married to a superior man
20 Who does not end up with a portion of the hunted deer?

The lord of the castle

Gawain

The hunters

The ravens
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 is bigger than four men put together

The Green Knight cannot be killed

The Green Knight kills for pure joy

The Green Knight has no mercy
24 What sound does Gawain hear when he enters the Green Chapel?

The Green Knight laughing menacingly

A blade being sharpened

A man begging for his life

A wolf growling
25 Why does the Green Knight finally scrape Gawain's neck on the third attempt?

To punish Gawain for being impatient

He accidentally missed the first two times

To punish Gawain for being friendly with his wife

To punish Gawain for failing to uphold an agreement

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