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Arthurian Lit.
King Arthur and Sir Gawain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why does Sir Gawain feel ashamed after his final confrontation with the Green Knight? | He is ashamed because by keeping the sash, he violates the code of knighthood. |
| Why does the Green Knight taunt Sir Gawain? | Sir Gawain flinches at the sight of the descending ax. |
| What does Sir Gawain agree to give the lord of the castle with whom he stays? | Whatever he wins during the day |
| What is the original agreement between Sir Gawain the Green Knight? | They will exchange one blow for another. |
| Where does Sir Gawain agree to meet the Green Knight? | The Green Knight's chapel |
| Why does Sir Gawain take the green sash? | He hopes it will help him stay alive. |
| Why does the lady of the castle attempt to seduce Sir Gawain? | She is ordered by her husband to test Sir Gawain. |
| Where does Sir Gawain first meet the Green Knight? | King Arthur's court |
| What happens when Sir Gawain first meets the Green Knight? | Sir Gawain beheads the Green Knight. |
| What is the main thing that Gawain gains from his experiences with the lord, his lady, and the Green Knight? | Wisdom |
| What is the slight wound on Gawain's neck punishment for? | Deceit |
| What gift does the lady of the castle finally persuade Gawain to keep? | A green sash |
| Each day the lord gives Gawain the animals he has killed in exchange for... | Whatever Gawain has won that day |
| When the lord of the castle departs each morning to hung, what does the lady of the castle stay home to do? | Seduce Sir Gawain |
| Which words best describe the Green Chapel? | Overgrown and desolate |
| What does Gawain hear when he arrives at the Green Chapel? | A whirring grindstone |
| On his way to honor his pledge, Gawain is offered hospitality at a castle whose lord proposes... | An unusual game |
| Why does Gawain appear to King Arthur in a dream? | He wants to warn Arthur not to fight Mordred for a month. |
| Whom does Arthur say that he sorely misses on the day of the battle? | Lancelot |
| Why do the two armies begin a battle? | A knight innocently draws his sword. |
| What do Lucan and Bedivere give Modred to convince him not to fight? | Cornwall and Kent while Arthur is alive and all of England when he dies |
| What is the theme of Malory's account of Arthur's death? | The importance of honor |
| What does Arthur's epitaph imply? | He will return should England ever need him? |
| Who are the women in Arthur's dream? | They are women Gawain has fought for. |
| What happened to Bedivere after Arthur's death? | He became a monk. |
| In the dream Gawain warns Arthur to wait a month before fighting Mordred so that he can receive help from? | Sir Lancelot |
| What number seems to be particularly important to the story? | Three |
| Why does the knight who startws the battle draw the sword? | He is going to kill a snake that has bitten him. |
| What is the meaning of the word "host" as Mallory uses it in the story? | An army |
| What is the great noise on the battlefield? | Robbers stealing and killing |
| What does Arthur use to kill Mordred? | His spear |
| Why doesn't Bedivere throw Excalibur into the lake at first? | He knows how important and valuable the sword is. |
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MsCochran
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