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| During whose reign does the poem take place? | King Arthur |
| Describe the green knight. | Green, very large, holding an axe and a holly branch, a beard like a green bush |
| Describe the green knight's horse. | large, green with gold strands in his mane and tail |
| What is the time of year? | Christmas - New Year's |
| What does the Green Knight bring with him? | an axe and a holly branch |
| Why does the Green Knight say he cam to King Arthur's court? | to see the greatest knights in all the world |
| Who does the Green Knight ask to talk to ? | King Arthur |
| What is the Green Knight's challenge? | He will stand still for one of Arthur's kinights to strike him with his axe if the knight will agree to do the same next year |
| What do the knight of the round table do when he offers his challenge? | They just sit there. |
| Who is the first to answer the Green Knight's challenge? | King Arthur |
| Who interrupts to take over the challenge? | Sir Gawain |
| How is Gawain related to the king? | He's his nephew. |
| What does Gawain ask to be allowed to do? | Take the challenge |
| Why does Gawain say he should be alloweed to take the challenge instead of Arthur? | because he's not as important |
| What happens to the Green Knight when Gawain delivers his blow? | His head is cut off, but he bends down, picks it up, and continues to talk |
| What is the agreement between Gawain and the lord? | Gawain will give the Lord whatever he receives at the Lord's house every day and the Lord will give Gawain whatever he gets on his hunts each day. |
| The first exchange is _____. | a kiss and an animal |
| The second exchange is _____. | a kiss and an animal |
| The third exchange is____. | a kiss and an animal |
| Name two things the lady offers Gawain on the third day? | a gold ring and a green sash |
| What gift does Gawain eventually accept? Why? | He accepts the green sash because she told him no one could harm him in battle if he's wearing it. |
| What secret does Gawain keep from the lord? | the gift of the green sash |
| What happens upon the first stroke of the axe by the Green Knight? | Gawain flinches and the Green Knight stops the axe before it strikes him. |
| How many strokes of the ax does the Green Knight take? | three |
| What wound does Gawain receive on the third strike? | He neck is nicked. |
| Wha prevents Gawain from losing his head? | His honor. |
| Why, according to the Green Knight, does he injure Gawain at all? | He was not honest about the sash. |
| Who is the Green Knight? | the lord |
