Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

What type of hero is Sir Gawain?

• A dumb one

• Chivalric

• Epic

• Anti-hero

Where and when does the tale start?

• Glastonbury in summer

• Stonehenge at Easter

• Bath in fall

• Camelot at Christmas

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

What was the name of Gawain's horse?

• Pringolet

• Mingolet

• Gringolet

• Wingolet

What will the green girdle do?

• Make Gawain irresistible to women

• Allow Gawain to see the future

• Protect Gawain from death

• Nothing

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

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

• Courage

• Love

• Deceit

• Shame

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

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

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