Sir Gawain

King Arthur becomes angry because of the Green Knight

• Insults knights to their faces because they say nothing
• Shows hatred and disrespect for Gawain and yells at him
• Continues to throw his ax around and ruin dinner
• Argues with the King about the courtesy of the kings knights

How long must Gawain wait before confronting the Green Knight?

• 1 year plus 1 day
• 6 months
• 1 week
• 1 month

The beginning of the story takes place during what holiday?

• Halloween
• Easter
• Christmas
• Thanksgiving

Why is the Green Knight in King Arthur's court? 

• He is hungry
• He wants to overthrow Arthur
• He wants to be a knight of the round table
• He wants to play a game

The conflict of the story is...

• Man vs Nature
• Man vs Man
• Man vs Society
• All of the above

Gawain asks to be allowed to accept the Green Knight's challenge. That demonstrates:

• Be courteous to all
• Show mercy to the weak
• Face danger with courage
• Always be truthful

Sir Gawain wants to accept the Green Knight's challenge instead of Arthur because:

• He wants the glory of winning
• He thinks The Green Knight will be easy to defeat
• If Arthur loses, the kingdom will also be lost
• King Arthur was afraid to do it himself

Lanky means:

• tall and thin
• courageous in battle
• unimportant

"Here's the ax. You'll find it heavy and cumbersome." What does cumbersome mean here?

• concerned
• awkward; bulky
• perfectly clean
• demeaning; lowering one's dignity

"For you are known and revered all throughout Britain..." Revered means:

• suspected
• irritated with
• friendly
• honored