Courtly Love, Chivalry, and Sir Gawain

What question must King Arthur answer to save his life?

• How do you know you can trust your knights?

• How to defeat the Black Night?

• What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

• What women most desire?

Every woman Arthur asked gave the same answer to his question.

• True

• False

What is the correct answer to the Black Knights riddle?

• Nothing

• To have their own way

• Riches

• There is no answer

Fill in the blank: The Loathly Lady demanded _________ in return for helping Arthur.

• a husband

• Excalibur

• Camelot

• treasure

Who volunteers to marry the Loathly Lady to save Arthur's honor?

• Sir Gawain

• Sir Lancelot

• Sir Galahad

• Sir Percival

The Loathly Lady is under a spell because:

• she was cursed.

• she angered a powerful sorcerer.

• she was born under a bad omen.

• she stole a magical artifact.

What is the key to breaking the Lady's curse completely?

• The blood of a Nobel born

• Forcing any man to marry her

• Giving her the choice herself of having her way

• Performing a sacred ritual

Courtly love often emphasized physical relationships between knights and their ladies.

• True

• False

What were knights expected to defend under the code of chivalry?

• The weak and defenseless

• Their land and property

• Their family and friends

• Their king and country

In what region did the concept of courtly love originate?

• Southern France

• Northern Italy

• Eastern Spain

• Western Germany