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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," how many hunters went out on the first hunting day?
2. Why does Sir Gawain accept the gift from "the lady" on the third hunting day?
3. For how many days does the Christmas celebration go on?
4. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where his "spoils" came from?
5. What will the successful knight receive from the Green Knight if he succeeds at trading strikes with the Green Knight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the guests at Arthur's do to gain the presents?
2. What does Sir Gawain do as "the lord" hunts?
3. What rules does Arthur have regarding his eating at celebrations?
4. How is the Green Knight described as he first enters Arthur's castle?
5. What happens at the first baying of of the hounds during the first day of the hunt in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?
6. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to tell "the lord" where he got his kiss from?
7. What happens on the first day of the hunt in Sir Gawain's chamber?
8. What happens when the first course is served during the Christmas celebration in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?
9. Why does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain that he does not need to leave for the Green Chapel so soon?
10. Why is the Green Knight surprised by the lack of response to his challenge?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways is the supernatural highlighted in both "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Sir Orfeo"? How are the illustrations of the supernatural similar? Is the use of the supernatural consistent within both texts? Which text takes the supernatural to a more extreme level? For what purpose does it serve?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of the action of the text taking place over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Why does the action of the text take place at this time? What is important about each of the holidays in regard to the actions in the text? What do both holidays represent?
Essay Topic 3
In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" there is an overwhelming sense of the importance of imagery in its relation to constraint. The girdle, armor, and even food cause feelings of constraint. Discuss three specific constraints as detailed in the text. What is the object? Why is it considered a constraint? How does Sir Gawain succeed at destroying the constraint that the object produces?
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