Sir Gawain Fit 4

Question 1

Halidom

Answer 1

Holiness; sanctity

Question 2

Weal or Woe

Answer 2

Prosperity or affliction

Question 3

Beetling

Answer 3

Overhang;jatting

Question 4

Oratory

Answer 4

A small private chapel

Question 5

Demesne

Answer 5

estate realm

Question 6

Morgan The Fay

Answer 6

A complex and ambiguous enchantress- related to the Irish goddess of battle. Strong connection to the water

Question 7

Merlin

Answer 7

The famous wizard of Arthur’s court; primarily a creation of Geoffrey of Monmouth

Question 8

Fain

Answer 8

ready;willing

Question 9

Assiduously

Answer 9

constantly ;diligently

Question 10

Recompense

Answer 10

Compensation;repayment

Question 11

Galled

Answer 11

Exasperated; vexed

Question 12

Barrow

Answer 12

Mound of earth made out of stones near a burial

Question 13

Whetted

Answer 13

Sharpened with Friction

Question 14

Rueful

Answer 14

Deplorable;pitable

Question 15

Assignation

Answer 15

Appointment;Meeting

Question 16

Nimbly

Answer 16

Quickly;dexterously

Question 17

Uncowed

Answer 17

Unthreatened

Question 18

Reproved

Answer 18

Scolded;Rebuked

Question 19

Avail

Answer 19

Benefit;Proffit

Question 20

Rancorous

Answer 20

Bitter;Resentful

Question 21

Audacious

Answer 21

Daring;Bold

Question 22

Feint

Answer 22

A deceptive move

Question 23

Riving

Answer 23

Tearing;split

Question 24

Paladin

Answer 24

Heroic Knight

Question 25

Fervent

Answer 25

Passionate;Ardent

Question 26

Obliquely

Answer 26

Slanted; at an angle

Question 27

Bane

Answer 27

Destruction; Ruin

Question 28

Amiably

Answer 28

pleasant; friendly

Question 29

When Sir Gawain leaves the castle in search of the Green Chapel, what does the guide so often encourage Gawain to do?

Answer 29

Turn back and not to turn back

Question 30

How does Sir Gawain respond to the guides words

Answer 30

He responds with courage

Question 31

What sound does Gawain hear when he was exploring the Green Chapel

Answer 31

A scythe being sharpened

Question 32

By what measurements does the poet measure the Green Knight's danish axe

Answer 32

He measures it in reference to the girdle

Question 33

How many blows did the Green Knight take at Gawain? What happened on the last one? Why? H

Answer 33

He took three. On the third the green knight glanced him because of Gawain's unfaithfulness

Question 34

What two moral failings does Gawain pronounce against himself

Answer 34

Covetousness | Cowardness

Question 35

Who sent the Green Knight to Arthur's court ?

Answer 35

Morgan the Fay

Question 36

Why did the Green Knight forgive Sir Gawain?

Answer 36

He says that gawain has confessed his sins and faults and has done penance