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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 

Sir Gawain’s “sin” is in
a.
allowing the lady into his room.
b.
exchanging kisses with the host.
c.
flinching before the Green Knight’s blade.
d.
accepting the lady’s green girdle for protection.
 

2. 

At the conclusion of his adventure with the Green Knight, Sir Gawain
a.
forfeits his life.
b.
rejects the chivalric code.
c.
defeats the Green Knight.
d.
retains the green belt as a token.
 

3. 

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is
a.
an elegy.
b.
a ballad.
c.
a romance.
d.
a parable.
 

4. 

“A difficult journey, and you came on time,
You’ve kept your faith. Now keep the rest….”

These lines from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight make use of
a.
caesura.
b.
kenning.
c.
allusion.
d.
inversion.
 

5. 

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, for what failing does Gawain blame himself?
a.
lust
b.
cowardice
c.
pride
d.
envy
 



 
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