Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

1. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight Part 1 Quiz

2. 1. Why does the Green Knight come seeking King Arthur? • to give him a present • to fight him • to challenge him

3. 2. What is the challenge that he offers them? • you chop my head off and I’ll chop your head off later • b. you eat my soup and I’ll eat your soup later • c. fight me in hand to hand combat

4. 3.Why does the Green Knight mock them? • because no one accepts the challenge • because he wants to make them mad • because he is a mean person

5. 4. Who accepts the challenge first? • Arthur • Gawain • Guinevere

6. 5.What reason does Gawain give for being the better candidate? • he is the strongest and will do the King honor • he is the weakest and the challenge is beneath that of the king • he is not scared

7. 6.How is Gawain related to King Arthur? • son • uncle • nephew

8. 7. What happens when Gawain swings the ax at the Green Knight’s neck? • the knight is saved by a goddess • the knight lifts his arm to protect himself and his arm is chopped off • the knight’s head rolls off and sits on the floor

9. 8.How does the Green Knight leave? • he runs away while the members of the court, who have turned into an angry mob, chase him. • he doesn’t • he picks his head up off the floor and carries it to his horse, mounts, and rides away

10. 9.What is Gawain supposed to do in 12 months? • duel Arthur for Guinevere’s hand • bury the Green Knight at the Green Chapel • allow the Green Knight to take a swing at his own head

11. 10. What do Gawain and Arthur do after the Green Knight rides away? • try to clear the air and then party on • lock all the doors and make everyone vow not to let the Green Knight in again • put the Green Knight in the dungeon so he can never hurt anyone again.

12. 1. Why does the Green Knight come seeking King Arthur? • to give him a present • to fight him • to challenge him

13. 2. What is the challenge that he offers them? • you chop my head off and I’ll chop your head off later • b. you eat my soup and I’ll eat your soup later • c. fight me in hand to hand combat

14. 3.Why does the Green Knight mock them? • because no one accepts the challenge • because he wants to make them mad • because he is a mean person

15. 4. Who accepts the challenge first? • Arthur • Gawain • Guinevere

16. 5.What reason does Gawain give for being the better candidate? • he is the strongest and will do the King honor • he is the weakest and the challenge is beneath that of the king • he is not scared

17. 6.How is Gawain related to King Arthur? • son • uncle • nephew

18. 7. What happens when Gawain swings the ax at the Green Knight’s neck? • the knight is saved by a goddess • the knight lifts his arm to protect himself and his arm is chopped off • the knight’s head rolls off and sits on the floor

19. 8.How does the Green Knight leave? • he runs away while the members of the court, who have turned into an angry mob, chase him. • he doesn’t • he picks his head up off the floor and carries it to his horse, mounts, and rides away

20. 9.What is Gawain supposed to do in 12 months? • duel Arthur for Guinevere’s hand • bury the Green Knight at the Green Chapel • allow the Green Knight to take a swing at his own head

21. 10. What do Gawain and Arthur do after the Green Knight rides away? • try to clear the air and then party on • lock all the doors and make everyone vow not to let the Green Knight in again • put the Green Knight in the dungeon so he can never hurt anyone again.