Sir Gawain and the Green Knight By Anonymous Study Help Quiz

1:  What color is most closely associated with Gawain?

a. Green

b. Red

c. White

d. Gold


2:  Who is Gawain’s patron saint?

a. The Virgin Mary

b. St. George

c. St. Julian

d. St. Peter


3:  Which of these is not a feature the Green Knight?

a. Bushy beard

b. Green skin

c. Wearing armor

d. Carrying an axe


4:  What does the lady not offer Gawain?

a. Herself

b. A belt

c. A ring

d. A feast


5:  What Classical civilization was the legendary ancestor of the kingdom of Britain?

a. Troy

b. Rome

c. Greece

d. India


6:  What is Gawain’s emblem in the poem?

a. Bird

b. Knot

c. Belt

d. Pentangle


7:  Who is the Green Knight?

a. Bertilak

b. Morgan le Fay

c. Sir Bors

d. Gawain


8:  What does the Lady ask Gawain to teach her?

a. Dancing

b. Courtly love

c. Poetry

d. Knot-tying


9:  Why does the Green Knight not strike Gawain the first two times?

a. His axes slips.

b. Gawain tries to run away.

c. Gawain fairly repaid him on two days.

d. He is not ready.


10:  The poet calls the pentangle a symbol of

a. Mercy

b. Wisdom

c. Love

d. Truth


11:  What animals does the host hunt?

a. Deer, birds, boar

b. Deer, boar, fox

c. Bear, deer, fox

d. Boar, birds, fox


12:  Gawain sees the castle of Hautdesert after

a. praying to the Virgin Mary

b. waking up from a dream

c. praying to his guardian angel

d. asking for directions


13:  In what holiday season does most of the action take place?

a. Easter

b. Lent

c. Christmas

d. All Saints’


14:  What does Gawain give the lord in exchange for his hunting prey?

a. Praise

b. Jewels

c. A horse

d. Kisses


15:  What is the Green Chapel?

a. A church made of green stone

b. A cave-like structure

c. A grassy field

d. A mountain




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