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?
Gawain praying to the Virgin Mary

A court poet reciting a poem

A victory by Arthur on the battlefield

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

Ticius

Arthur

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

Courtesy

Valor

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 senses

Five wounds

Five visions

Five fingers
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?
The Spring by the poet

An ogre by the Green Knight

A Lion by Bertilak

Refined gold 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

Gawain's life would be least missed

The challenge is so foolish
8 What is the name of Gawain's horse?
Urien

Baldwin

Gringolet

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

Lancelot

Ywain

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

A golden bough

An olive branch

A scepter
11 According to the terms of the agreement, how long must Gawain wait before he receives his exchange stroke from the Green Knight?
Six months

The cycle of the seasons

A twelvemonth and a day

A year
12 At which holiday does Gawain bid farewell to Camelot?
Christmas

Pentecost

Candlemas

Michaelmas
13 Which of the following is not on Gawain's shield?
The image of the Virgin Mary

The cross

The endless knot

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

Albion

Eire

Logres
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 architecture of a castle

Armor and weaponry

The cutting of a deer's body

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

They will exchange their winnings at the end of each day

They will pray to the Virgin Mary at sunrise and sunset

They will exchange shields
18 Which animal is not hunted by Sir Bertilak in the three days preceding the New Year?
Fox

Bear

Deer

Boar
19 Which of the following is not a reason Gawain uses when rejecting the advances of the lady of the castle?
She is already married to a superior man

He is unworthy of her praise and admiration

He does not want to be forceful

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

The ravens

Gawain

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

A silk girdle

A lock of her hair

A new shield
22 Why does Gawain decide to keep this gift?
He is afraid of dying

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
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 is bigger than four men put together

The Green Knight cannot be killed
24 What sound does Gawain hear when he enters the Green Chapel?
A blade being sharpened

A wolf growling

The Green Knight laughing menacingly

A man begging for his life
25 Why does the Green Knight finally scrape Gawain's neck on the third attempt?
To punish Gawain for being friendly with his wife

To punish Gawain for failing to uphold an agreement

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