Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Story Quiz
This quiz is associated with the story of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" with specific regards to the beginning and ending chapters.
- 1.During whose reign does this poem take place?
- A.
King Richard III
- B.
King Alfred
- C.
Queen Elizabeth I
- D.
King Arthur
- 2.Next to whom does Gawain sit at the New Year's feast?
- A.
Sir Bedivere
- B.
Dame Ragnelli
- C.
Queen Guinevere
- D.
Morgan le Faye
- 3.What is the name of Gawain's horse?
- A.
Grendel
- B.
Incitatus
- C.
Gringolet
- D.
Secretariat
- 4.What animal does the host hunt on the second day?
- A.
Boar
- B.
Deer
- C.
Bear
- D.
Fox
- 5.Where is Gawain supposed to find the Green Knight?
- A.
The Green Castle
- B.
Hautdesert
- C.
Morgan le Faye's house
- D.
The Green Chapel
- 6.What is the Green Knight's real name?
- A.
Bertilak de Hautdesert
- B.
Sir Bedivere of Camelot
- C.
Havelok the Dane
- D.
Grimpy the Hunchback
- 7.What happens to the Green Knight's first axe?
- A.
Gawain throws it into the lake
- B.
He takes it with him, brandishing it as he leaves the hall
- C.
Gawain and Arthur mount it on the wall as a souvenir
- D.
The host uses it to kill the boar
- 8.Why does Gawain refuse the lady's advances?
- A.
Because the chivalric code requires him to remain chaste
- B.
Because she is married
- C.
Because he aspires to the values represented by the pentagle
- D.
All of the above
- 9.How many kisses does Gawain receive from the lady on the second day?
- A.
3
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
None
- 10.What is the name of the court where Gawain first meets the Green Knight?
- A.
The Green Chapel
- B.
Camelot
- C.
Hautdesert
- D.
Xanadu
- 11.What is Gawain's relationship to King Arthur?
- A.
He is Arthur's son
- B.
He is Arthur's brother
- C.
He is Arthur's court jester
- D.
He is Arthur's nephew
- 12.Why does Gawain take the lady's green girdle?
- A.
Because he doesn't want to die
- B.
Because he wants to give it to the Green Knight
- C.
Because he is overcome with desire
- D.
Because she threatens to kill him
- 13.What love token does the lady first offer Gawain?
- A.
A ring
- B.
Her girdle
- C.
A glove
- D.
A sword
- 14.How much time does Gawain have to loate the Green Knight?
- A.
Exactly one year
- B.
Exactly six months
- C.
Exactly one year and eight days
- D.
Exactly one year and one day
- 15.Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
- A.
The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain
- B.
We were the first that ever burst/ into that silent sea
- C.
In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin,/ Before polygamy was made a sin
- D.
True men pay what they owe;/ No danger then in sight
- 16.What is one idea that the green scarf comes to symbolize?
- A.
Gawain's final cowardice when he faces the Green Knight
- B.
Gawain's understanding that even good people are stained with guilt
- C.
The eventual triumph of good over evil
- D.
The knight's respect for the Green Knight's deed
- 17.The Green Knight challenges the court to
- A.
Prove that they are as valiant as their reputation reports them to be
- B.
Follow him to his kingdom and fight him on his own territory
- C.
Sacrifice one of their own men so that the rest of them can go free
- D.
Force King Arthur to take part in a battle with him
- 18.Why does Gawain volunteer to fight the Green Knight?
- A.
Gawain is not afraid of the Green Knight
- B.
Gawain is looking for a fight
- C.
Gawain thinks he is not worthy to be in the court
- D.
Gawain considers himself the strongest of the knights
- 19.The Green Knight does not kill Gawain because he
- A.
Regrets the deception he has played on Gawain
- B.
Thinks Gawain has passed the test of honor
- C.
Wants Gawain to become a knight in his own castle
- D.
Gives in to his wife's plea to spare Gawain's life
- 20.Who has concocted the scheme that tested Gawain's honor?
- A.
Arthur
- B.
Mordred
- C.
Morgan le Faye
- D.
Monteverdi
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