Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

What type of hero is Sir Gawain?

• A dumb one

• Chivalric

• Epic

• Anti-hero

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Where and when does the tale start?

• Glastonbury in summer

• Stonehenge at Easter

• Bath in fall

• Camelot at Christmas

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What is the Green Knight's objective in playing the Beheading Game?

• To reveal the true nature of knighthood

• To marry Guinevere

• To become king

• To win fame and fortune

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What was the name of Gawain's horse?

• Pringolet

• Mingolet

• Gringolet

• Wingolet

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What will the green girdle do?

• Make Gawain irresistible to women

• Allow Gawain to see the future

• Protect Gawain from death

• Nothing

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Who is Morgan le Faye?

• Gawain's aunt and King Arthur's half sister

• Gawain's grandmother and King Arthur's mother

• Gawain's aunt and King Arthur's cousin

• Gawain's half sister and King Arthur's aunt

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When Gawain fails the Green Knight's test, he sees the green girdle as a symbol of what?

• Courage

• Love

• Deceit

• Shame

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How do Arthur and his court react to Gawain's sin?

• They see him as a failure and kick him out

• They continue to see him as a dumb knight

• They patronize him and turn the girdle into a fashion statement

• They honor him for facing death so bravely

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Why are the castle characters nameless until the end of the story?

• Names are not important to the story

• They function as abstract elements and represent the nobility at large

• They are figments of Gawain's imagination

• To keep the feud between Morgan le Faye and King Arthur hidden from the reader until the last minute

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How has poetry evolved from "Beowulf" to "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?"

• More sophisticated moral foundations

• Women used as powerful instruments of change

• The use of Middle English

• All of the above

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