English 01-10

How many times did Sir Lancelot fight with Sir Gawain and inflict injury?

2 times

Why is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight considered a romance?

A romance in that time was when the knight was on his quest

Why did Arthur and Gawain leave France?

Arthur left france to seek revenge on Modred

Which men were left alive after the battle?

Arthur, Modred, and some knights

Where did the barge of women take the wounded Arthur?

Avalon

After his final confrontation with the Green Knight, why does Sir Gawain feel ashamed?

Because he is not perfect and the Green Knight figures that out

Why did the Green Knight intentionally miss Sir Gawain's neck the first two times, then slice him on the third?

Because the first two days all of the stuff was returned, but on the second day the scarf wasn't given back

What was the name of King Arthur's kingdom?

Camelot

After the final battle, why does the Green Knight find Sir Gawain lacking?

Courage

When King Arthur is wounded, what did he hear on the battlefield?

Cries on the battlefield

What was the name of King Arthur's sword?

Excalibur

Why was Le Morte d' Arthur important in British Literature? (the first...?)

First prose epic

After his death, Sir Gawain appeared to King Arthur in a dream. What was his message for Arthur?

Gawain says that Arthur should not leave his forces against modred

Where does Sir Gawain have to travel to meet the Green Knight?

Green Chapel

What Latin words were inscribed on the grave thought to be King Arthur's?

HIC IACET ARTHURUS REX QUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS

How does King Arthur know that Sir Bedivere did not throw the sword into the lake?

He doesn't see anything come out of the lake

What is the challenge Sir Gawain accepts from the Green Knight?

He has to find the green knight in exactly one year receive a blow in return

When Gawain stays at the home of the Lord and Lady, what did Gawain do that could be considered breaking the code of Chivalry?

He takes the green sash from the lady and did not do what the lord told him to do at the end of the day

What does the Green Knight do to test Sir Gawain before their final meeting?

He tries to get him to fall for a woman with a husband to see if he will follow the code of chivalry

During the first battle with Sir Modred, what happened to Sir Gawain?

His wound was reopened

Why did the lady of the castle try to seduce Sir Gawain?

It was a plan that the lord had, to see how Sir Gawain would respond

Why does Sir Gawain take the green sash?

It would protect him

According to Arthurian legend, with whom did Guinevere have an affair?

Lancelot

Who was King Arthur's favorite knight?

Lancelot

Who was King Arthur's mentor? (soothsayer)

Merlin

What happens after King Arthur and Sir Modred sign a treaty of truce?

Modred breaks the truce

When Arthur was in France with Sir Gawain on his quest for vengeance, who was left in charge of the throne? How was this person related to Arthur?

Modred, son by another lady tried to win Guineveres love

How was Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?

Nephew

What time of year did the story take place?

New Years

What was the challenge the Green Knight offers to the members of the Round Table?

One knight gets one swing with an axe. Then, exactly one year later the Green Knight gets to return the swing.

When attempting to flee Camelot after returning Guinevere to King Arthur, whom did Lancelot kill?

Sir Gareth

Which of Arthur's knights accepted the Green Knight's challenge?

Sir Gawain

What agreement did Sir Gawain make with the lord of the castle about the end of each day Sir Gawain stayed at the castle?

Sir Gawain had to give the lord whatever he received that day

Who is fighting against whom and where are they doing the fighting?

Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain; they fought outside the castle in the city because Lancelot was a traitor to the king

Who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? (hint: unknown, so what are the two names scholars call him)

The Pearl Poet or Gawain-poet

Where is Sir Gawain to meet the Green Knight?

The green chapel

What happened between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere and what was the consequence?

They got together and Guinevere was supposed to get burned at the stake

What do historians believe about the possibility of a real king Arthur?

They said it is a possibility but there is no real evidence

Who wrote Le Morte d' Arthur?

Thomas Malory