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Sir gawain Flashcards

1
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How long does gawain stay at Bertaliks castle?

A

Eight day’s, Six nights

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Who wrote sir Gawain?

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An annonymus poet known as the Gawain Poet

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What classical city is mentioned at the beginning and end of the poem?

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Troy

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4
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During whose reign does the poem take place?

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King Arthur

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Next to whom does Gawain sit at the New Year’s feast

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Queen Guinevere

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6
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What is the name of Gawains horse?

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Gringolet

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7
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What animal does the host hunt on the second day?

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Boar

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8
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What color is Gawains Surcoat?

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Red

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9
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Where is Gawain supposed to find the Green Knight?

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The green chapel

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10
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What is the Green Knighta Real Name?

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Bertalik de Hautdesert

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11
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What is Bertaliks wife’s true name?

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She remains nameless

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12
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What four men does Gawain compare himself to in part four?

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Adam, solomon, samson, and david.

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13
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How many points does Gawains sheild have?

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5.

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14
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What happens to the green knights first axe?

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Gawain and arthur mount it on the wall as a souviner.

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15
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What love token does the lady first offer Gawain

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A ring

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16
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How much time does Gawain have to locate the green knight?

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One year and a day

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17
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What weapon does the green knight have in part 4?

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A danish axe

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18
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During what century was sir gawain and the green knight composed.

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the 14th

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19
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Why does Gawin refuse the lady’s advances?

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) Because the chivalric code requires him to remain chaste
(B) Because she is married
(C) Because he aspires to the values represented by the pentangle

20
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How many kisses does Gawain recieve from the lady on the second day?

A

2

21
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What is the name of the court where Gawain first meets the green knight?

A

Camelot

22
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What is Gawains relationship to arthur?

A

Nephew

23
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Why does Gawain take the lady’s green gurdle?

A

Because he doesn’t want to die

24
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What does Bertilak’s castle appear to be made of when Gawain first see’s it?

A

Paper

25
Q

Which event opens and closes the poem?

A

A christmas feast

26
Q

Who does the narrator praise as the founder of england?

A

Felix Brutus

27
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What are the five virtues in Sir Gawain?

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generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry and piety

28
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Which is not one of the five ways in which gawain was thought to be faultless according to the emblem on his sheild

A

Valor

29
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What is the cheif of the five virtues?

A

Charity

30
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Which of the following is gawain not compared to in the poem and by whom?

A

A lion by bertalik

31
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What is the reason Gawin takes the chalenge, and what excuses does he use?

A

A: Gawain is eager to prove to the rest of the court.

Excuses: Challange is foolish
Gawains life would be least missed
Arthur should not accept such a challenge.

32
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Which famous knight is not at the first christmas feast?

A

Lancelot

33
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What does the Green Knight hold in his hands when he enters arthur’s court?

A

A bough of holly

34
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Which holliday does Gawain bid farewell to camelot?

A

Halloween/ Michaelmas

35
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What symbols are on Gawains sheild?

A

The endless knot, the pentangle, The image of virgin mary.

36
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What is the name of arthurs realsm which Gawain journey’s through?

A

Logres

37
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What does Gawin fight during his Journey? (More than one)

A

Wolves, Wood-saytars, and Dragons

38
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What are three things the author goes in great detail to describe?

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The arcitecture o the castle, the cutting of the derr’s body, and armory and weapons

39
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What do Gawaun and the lord of the castle agree to do or three days?

A

Exchange their winnings at the end of each day

40
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What animal is hunted the first second and third day by bertalik?

A

deer, boar, fox

41
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What are three reasons Gawain rejects bertaliks wife?

A

She is already married to a superior man, he does not want to be forceful, he is unworthy of her praise and admirition

42
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Who does not end up with a portion of the deer?

A

The lord of the castle

43
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What does the lady give Gawain on the third day?

A

A silk green girdle

44
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Why does sir gawain keep the girdle?

A

He does not want to die.

45
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What does Sir gawain hear when he enters the Green chapel?

A

A blade being sharpened.

46
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Why does the Green Knight Finally scape Gawains Neck on the third attempt?

A

To punish Gawain for ailing to uphold an agreement.

47
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Who is Morgan La faye?

A

Arthur’s sister, Gawains aunt, and merlins mistress who uses merlins powers

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