Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

Question 0

What type of verse and style is the poem part of what?

Answer 0

Verse form
A metrical romance (french influence)
Part of alliterative revival

Question 1

Who is the author describe what we know about him

Answer 1

Unknown

Assume he was a cleric wrote other religious poems

Question 2

What does the poem show in regards to it being part of alliterative revival

Answer 2

Shows a renewed interest in alliterative verse of the old english period

Question 3

How is this poem written

Answer 3

Unique stanza called bob and wheel

Question 4

What is the bob and wheel stanza

Answer 4

Combines alliteration and rhyme
Verse paragraph of long alliterative lines 
Concluded by  a two syllable line 
Followed by a quatrain 
Last five lines rhyme ababa

Question 5

How many traditional plots are intertwined

Answer 5

3
The beheading contest
Temptation
Exchange game

Question 6

What are the be heading and temptation found in

What is the purpose of all three

Answer 6

Beheading and temptation are ancient Celtic themes

Overall purpose is to test the worth of the Christian knight

Question 7

Give an overview on poem

Viewpoint

Answer 7

Comical and satirical

Christian viewpoint

Question 8

It is the product of how many institutions

Answer 8

Feudalism
Courtly love
The medieval church

Question 9

Golden age of chivalry

exemplifies physical and nonphysical ideas of knighthood

Answer 9

Feudalism

Question 10

Name the physical ideals of knighthood

Answer 10

Strength
Skill at arms
Horsemanship

Question 11

What are the non physical ideals of knighthood

Answer 11

Courage
Humility
Courtesy
Loyalty

Question 12

What does Gawain represent

Answer 12

The human possible

Question 13

Cult of Mary, which elevated women

Love was to be worshipped from afar as an ideal

Answer 13

Courtly love

Question 14

Behavior of court and temptation scenes reflect

Answer 14

Courtly love tradition

Question 15

Only religious figure

Answer 15

Chaplain

Question 16

What does the story undermine and offset

Answer 16

Undermines the system of courtly love

Offset the immortality of the courtly love tradition

Question 17

Green chapel

Answer 17

Where knight lives

Question 18

Evidence of catholic/ Christianity

Answer 18

Catholic holidays

Lent 
St. John's Day
Prays to Mary 
Mass
Pentangle- rosary

Question 19

Exchange game

Answer 19

Between lord and Gawain

Question 20

Two women

Answer 20

Beautiful vs ugly

Question 21

Supernatural

Answer 21

Green knight head cut off still lives and puts back on

Gawain prays and castle appears

Question 22

Motifs and symbols

Answer 22

Christmas/ new year
Testing
Mary
Pen tangle

Question 23

Rebirth new beginning

Ties with concept of a year and a day

Answer 23

Christmas/ New Year

Question 24

King Arthur's court tested by other world Beheading test Hunting test Temptation test

Answer 24

Testing

Question 25

Religious figure | Christian symbol of chastity and honor

Answer 25

Mary

Question 26

Endless knot Sign of Solomon Five sorrows of cross/ wound of Christ

Answer 26

Pentangle

Question 27

Five joys of Mary, five knightly virtues

Answer 27

``` Benefice Brotherly love Pure mind Pure manners Compassion ```

Question 28

Animals hunted and what symbolize

Answer 28

``` Deer Boar Fox Symbolize lady's approaches to Gawain First meek, then bearish, then sly ```

Question 29

What number is significant give examples

Answer 29

``` 3 3 temptations 3 animals hunted 3 kisses 3 signs of cross ```

Question 30

Gawains secret and lie he denied ring offered previously

Answer 30

Girdle

Question 31

Catholic influence

Answer 31

Each day began with mass

Question 32

Green knight swings his axe how many times at Gawain

Answer 32

Three | Third time Knicks him

Question 33

What does the green knight do | After he swings three times

Answer 33

Absolves him and says | I hold you polished as a pearl

Question 34

Why does Gawain keep the girdle

Answer 34

To lower his pride and remind himself of sin

Question 35

Who is | The green knight

Answer 35

Bertilak de hautdesert

Question 36

Who is Morgan le faye

Answer 36

King Arthur's half sister and merlins mistress | Old withered crone at castle

Question 37

What was the purpose of the whole sha bam

Answer 37

To test the pride of Arthur's Knights of the round table

Question 38

Example of honor

Answer 38

Sir Gawain keeps his word and goes on quest to find green knight

Question 39

Example of bravery

Answer 39

Sir Gawain accepts the challenge of the green knight and is alone in the woods in the winter

Question 40

Example of courtesy

Answer 40

King Arthur will not eat until all his guests are served

Question 41

Example of humility

Answer 41

Gawain says he is loneliest of all Knights

Question 42

Example of loyalty

Answer 42

Gawain is loyal to his king and keeps his word | Loyal to Mary and God by keeping from sinning