The Green Knight
Sir Gawain
Literary Devices
King Arthur
Poem & Setting
100

What colors was The Green Knight wearing?

Green & Gold

100

Who first offered to take the game instead of Sir Gawain?

King Arthur

100

What is Alliteration?

Repetition of the same letter

100

What is the group of King Arthur's most famous knights called?

Knights of the Round Table

100

What holiday(s) were they celebrating?

Christmas & New Years

200

What weapon does The Green Knight wield?

An Ax

200

Why did Sir Gawain stand up to accept the game?

Any answer of these variants:

to take the place of the King. 

because he is loyal to the king

because his life didn't matter as much as the king's.

200

What does Chivalry mean?

A medieval knightly system with a moral and social code.

Qualities expected of an ideal knight:

courage, honor, courtesy, justice, loyalty, charity

200

Who is King Arthur's wife?

Guinevere 

200

What is the name of King Arthur and Sir Gawain's Castle?

Camelot

300

What was the game that The Green Knight proposed?

"If you cut off my head, I get to cut off your head in one years time."

300

What happened when Sir Gawain cuts off The Green Knights head?

The Green Knights picks it up and rides away, carrying his head in his hand

300

What kind of poem is this?

Epic (I will also accept Narrative)

300

What famous thing did King Arthur do that helped him to become king?

Pulled the sword from the stone

300

How many copies of this poem were found?

1

400

Instead of cutting off his head, What did the Green Knight do to Sir Gawain in the end?

Scratch his neck

400

How does Sir Gawain feel when he finds out about The Green Knight's identity as the lord of the castle?

Angry

400

"First I ask and adjure you...." 

What does adjure mean?

to request solemnly 

400

What relation is King Arthur to Sir Gawain?

Sir Gawain's Uncle or King Arthur's Nephew

400

Where did Sir Gawain have to find the Green Knight?

The Green Chapel

500

What magic item did The Green Knight give to Sir Gawain?

Magic Green Girdle

500

How many times did The Green Knight try to cut off Sir Gawain's head?

3

500

The title "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight" is an example of what type of literary device?

Alliteration

500

How many days is the feast at King Arthur's castle, Camelot, celebrated?

15 days

500

Who is the author?

Anonymous