Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Morte d'Arthur

What detail should be part of a summary of the first half of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

• The Green Knight visits King Arthur’s court during a New Year’s Eve feast

• Sir Gawain keeps the braided girdle given him by the lord’s wife.

• The Green Knight leaps lightly from his horse to the ground.

• The Green Knight coughs to clear his throat before speaking to King Arthur’

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What extraordinary event happens in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

• The Green Knight only scratches Sir Gawain when he swings the ax.

• The Green Knight rides his horse into King Arthur's hall

• The Green Knight picks up his severed head and rides away.

• Sir Gawain discovers the Green Knight was his host of the night(s) before

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In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, why does Sir Gawain apologize to the Green Knight in the final scene?

• Sir Gawain is ashamed that he kept the girdle that the Green Knight's wife gave him.

• Sir Gawain feels uncomfortable for thinking the Green Knight meant to kill him.

• Sir Gawain did not keep his part of the bargain made the year before on New Year's Eve.

• Sir Gawain flinched during the moment when the Green Knight swung the ax.

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Which character would be absent from a summary of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

• the wife of the lords of the castle near Green Chapel

• Queen Guenevere

• King Arthur

• the lord of the castle near Green Chapel

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In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, who first accepts the Green Knight's challenge?

• Sir Gawain

• Sir Bedievere

• Sir Lancelot

• King Arthur

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Which of these elements of the medieval romance are missing from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

• adventures and excitement

• damsels in distress

• knights and kings

• tests of courage

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In Morte d'Arthur, what does Sir Gawain tell King Arthur in a dream?

• Mordred will pretend to agree to peace then attack

• Sir Lancelot is coming to join Mordred in fighting King Arthur.

• King Arthur should not trust Sir Bedivere with his sword

• King Arthur will be killed if he fights Mordred the next day.

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In Morte d'Arthur, why does Sir Gawain want King Arthur to delay the war with Mordred for a month?

• to recover from his wounds

• to gather a larger, stronger army

• to give Lancelot time to come to his aid

• to allow Mordred's hate to die down

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What extraordinary event occurs in Morte d'Arthur?

• the accidental way in which the battle begins

• the catching of the sword by a hand in the lake

• Sir Bedivere's decision to stay with the hermit

• the battle between King Arthur and Mordred

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In Morte d'Arthur, what causes Sir Bedivere to disobey King Arthur's command to throw the sword in the lake?

• greed

• loyalty

• fear

• pride

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