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.