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Sir Gawain
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Question | Answer |
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What extraordinary event happens in Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | The Green Knight picks up his severed head and rides away |
In Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, who first accepts the Green Knight's challenge? | King Arthur |
What detail should be part of a summary of the 1st half of Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | The Green Knight visits King Arthur's court during a New Year's Eve feast |
Which characters are present in Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | Wife of the Lord of the Castle; King Arthur; Lord of the Castle near Green Chapel |
Which character is absent from Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | Queen Guenevere |
In Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, why does Sir Gawain apologize to the Green Knight in the final scene? | Sir Gawain is ashamed that he kept the green girdle that the Green Knight's wife gave him. |
Which element of the Medieval Romance are missing from Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | damsels in distress |
Which statement would you include in a summary of the 1st section of Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | The Green Knight arrives at King Arthur's court in the middle of a New Year's Eve feast |
Which event from Sir Gawain & the Green Knight conveys a sense of the supernatural? | The Green Knight does not die from Sir Gawain's blow to the neck |
What 3 elements of Medieval Romance are present in Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? | castle life; adventure; chivalry |
Which event from Sir Gawain & the Green Knight represents a deviation from the ideals of chivalry? | Sir Gawain keeps the magic girdle |
What causes Sir Gawain's internal conflict and his guilt? | He violated the Code of Chivalry [chivalric code] |
Which saying best paraphrases what the Green Knight says to Sir Gawain at the end? | Live by the sword and die by the sword |
When Sir Gawain "feigned" courage because he did not want to appear fearful, the word "feigned" means what? | put on a show of (bravery, in this case) |