Le Morte d’Arthur Quiz: Slander and Strife, Version A
Quiz on “Slander and Strife” and “The Vengeance of Sir Gawain,” Version A, with a word list, ten questions, and two bonus questions.
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Quiz – “Slander and Strife” and “The Vengeance of Sir Gawain”
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Using the words in the list, indicate the word defined in italics in each item.
- abhor
- acquiesce
- calumny
- chemise
- chicanery
- courier
- dissent
- excommunication
- malice
- meek
- redoubtable
- unwittingly
1.Gawain chooses to disagree from his younger brothers’ scandalmongering.
2.Launcelot unintentionally kills Gareth and Gaheris.
3.Arthur is willing to consent to the bull ordering him to reconcile with Launcelot and Gwynevere.
4.At the pyre, Gwynevere is stripped to her loose, shirt-like undergarment.
5.Of whom does Gawain say, “your only pleasure lies in the discomfort of others”?
6.Who advises Launcelot not to visit the queen – and later – to rescue her?
7.Who is the first at court to beg Arthur to pardon Gwynevere?
8.To whom does Joyous Gard belong?
9.On whom does Gawain order his forces to concentrate their efforts during battle?
10.Who orders Arthur to reconcile with Launcelot?
BONUS:
A.Other than the two ringleaders, name one of the knights who volunteers to help trap Launcelot.
B.According to Launcelot, how long have he and Gwynevere been “true lovers”?