Hodge Podge
Vocabulary
Hodge Podge 2
Green Knight
Sir Gawain
100
What holidays were being celebrated at King Arthur's court?
Christmas and New Year's
100
What is meaning of "renown"?
Fame
100
At what location does the story begin?
Camelot/ King Arthur's court
100
What was the Green Knight's strange request?
For someone to take a swing at his neck and in 12 months he will return and do the same.
100
Sir Gawain is the nephew of who?
King Arthur
200
During whose reign does the poem take place?
King Arthur
200
What is meaning of "aghast"
Struck with terror or amazement; shocks
200
What is the color of the Green Knight's eyes
Red
200
Who is actually the Green Knight?
The Lord that Sir Gawain was staying with.
200
What did Sir Gawain recieve from the Lord's wife in order to protect him from the Green Knight?
A green sash
300
What did the Lord do during the each day Sir Gawain stayed with him?
He went hunting.
300
What is meaning of "ingeniously"?
In a way marked by skill and imagination; cleverly.
300
How many swings with the axe did the Green Knight take at Gawain?
3 swings
300
In King Arthur's court what supernatural qualities did the Green Knight show?
While decapitated his body stood up, picked up the head, and the head started talking.
300
How long did Sir Gawain stay at the Lord's castle?
3 days
400
What is the queen's name?
Queen Guinevere
400
What is meaning of "chagrin"?
A feeling of embarrassment caused by humiliation or failure.
400
What is the name of the location where Sir gawain is to meet the Green Knight?
Green Chapel
400
What weapon does the Green Knight have?
axe
400
What did Sir Gawain give the Lord of the castle when he returned each day?
He gave him a kiss from when the Lord's wife kissed Sir Gawian.
500
Who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
An anonymous writer known as the Gawain-poet
500
What is meaning of "flinch"?
To pull back from something unpleasant or surprising.
500
What is meaning of "reproof"
An expression of disapproval; criticism
500
What is the color of the Green Knight's horse?
Green
500
How much time does Gawain have to locate the Green Knight?
12 months
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