Silent Write: How do the King Arthur legends reflect British society? Explain your answer using textual evidence. When you’re done, please have your study guide out, your copies of each story, and/or your notes out. Reminders (please make sure the following dates are in your planner): Chaucer and King Arthur test is tomorrow! Monday, December 7 th - Compare and contrast paper assigned Thursday, December 17 th - Paper due at the end of class Learning Objective: I will be able to enhance my understanding of the King Arthur legends and Chaucer’s, “The Pardoner’s Tale,” by answering text- dependent questions to prepare for my test tomorrow.

Jeopardy $100 “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” “The Round Table” “Sir Launcelot” “Death of Arthur” “The Pardoner’s Tale” $200 $300 $400 $300 $200 $100 $400 $300 $200 $100 $400 $300 $200 $100 $400 $300 $200 $100

1 - $100 What does the king’s wife give to Sir Gawain on the third day at the castle? What does the king’s wife give to Sir Gawain on the third day at the castle? A green sash A green sash

1 - $200 Who does the Green Knight turn out to be? The King The King

1 - $300 What happens with the first strike of the Green Knight’s ax? Sir Gawain dodges the ax and it hits the ground. Sir Gawain dodges the ax and it hits the ground.

1 - $400 What is the deal that the king and Sir Gawain make when Gawain arrives at the castle? What is the deal that the king and Sir Gawain make when Gawain arrives at the castle? Each day the king will go hunting and whatever he wins in the hunt he will give to Gawain. In return, Gawain must give anything he has won that day to the lord. Each day the king will go hunting and whatever he wins in the hunt he will give to Gawain. In return, Gawain must give anything he has won that day to the lord.

2 - $100 Arthur tells Guenevere how Merlin changed him into different animals when he was younger. Why did Merlin do this? Arthur tells Guenevere how Merlin changed him into different animals when he was younger. Why did Merlin do this? Merlin wanted Arthur to learn something from each animal. Merlin wanted Arthur to learn something from each animal.

2 - $200 Why does Arthur want a round table? So that all men will be equal.

2 - $300 What is the new order of chivalry Arthur establishes in “The Round Table”?

2 - $400 What could King Arthur be a metaphor of? Hope Hope

3 - $100 What deal did Sir Launcelot make with the young noblewoman? What does Launcelot need to do? The noblewoman tells Launcelot that she would release him if he agreed to “champion” her father at a tournament. The noblewoman tells Launcelot that she would release him if he agreed to “champion” her father at a tournament.

3 - $200 What happens to Sir Launcelot when he falls asleep under the apple tree? Four queens approach the sleeping Launcelot, then Morgan le Fay casts a spell over him to keep him asleep. They take him captive to her castle. Four queens approach the sleeping Launcelot, then Morgan le Fay casts a spell over him to keep him asleep. They take him captive to her castle.

3 - $300 Who is Morgan le Fay? Arthur’s evil half-sister. She is famous for enchantments and continually plotting to destroy Arthur and his followers. Arthur’s evil half-sister. She is famous for enchantments and continually plotting to destroy Arthur and his followers.

3 - $400 Morgan le Fay tells Launcelot he must make a choice. What is the choice he has to make? What is his response? Morgan le Fay tells Launcelot he must make a choice. What is the choice he has to make? What is his response? She tells him he must choose to take one of the women as his wife, or to die miserably in his cell. She tells him he must choose to take one of the women as his wife, or to die miserably in his cell. He says that he would rather die in his cell than choose one of them. He says that he would rather die in his cell than choose one of them.

4 - $100 In “The Death of Arthur,” what does Arthur dream about on Trinity Sunday? He has a vision that he was sitting in a chair, wearing a cloth made of gold. He thought that there was deep black water under him with serpents, worms, and wild beasts. Then the seat turns upside-down and he fell among the creatures. Then he is woken up. He has a vision that he was sitting in a chair, wearing a cloth made of gold. He thought that there was deep black water under him with serpents, worms, and wild beasts. Then the seat turns upside-down and he fell among the creatures. Then he is woken up. Then he had a vision that Sir Gawain came to him with a group of women, then warned him that if he fights against Mordred tomorrow, he will die, as well as most of the people on both sides. Then he had a vision that Sir Gawain came to him with a group of women, then warned him that if he fights against Mordred tomorrow, he will die, as well as most of the people on both sides.

4 - $200 How is the truce between Arthur and Mordred disturbed? Explain this scene. A snake crawled out of a bush and bit a knight on the foot. The knight then drew his sword and killed the snake. When both parties saw the sword drawn, they began their war cries and saw this as the beginning of the battle. A snake crawled out of a bush and bit a knight on the foot. The knight then drew his sword and killed the snake. When both parties saw the sword drawn, they began their war cries and saw this as the beginning of the battle.

4 - $300 What does King Arthur ask Bedivere to do with his sword, Excaliber? What does King Arthur ask Bedivere to do with his sword, Excaliber? Arthur asks Bedivere to take his sword to the water’s side and throw it into the water, then come back and tell him what he sees. Arthur asks Bedivere to take his sword to the water’s side and throw it into the water, then come back and tell him what he sees.

4 - $400 What happens when Bedivere throws King Arthur’s sword into the water? What happens when Bedivere throws King Arthur’s sword into the water? An arm comes out of the water and grabs the sword in its hand, then shakes it around three times before disappearing with the sword into the water. An arm comes out of the water and grabs the sword in its hand, then shakes it around three times before disappearing with the sword into the water.

5 - $100 How does Chaucer use irony in “The Pardoner’s Tale?” Provide one example.

5 - $200 How does the Pardoner describe his own character and morals in his prologue? He says that he is a greedy man and only preaches for money. He would rather take the last penny from a widow and her starving family than give up his money.

5 - $300 What was the rioters’ plan for the gold? They weren’t able to take the gold into town during the day, because people would think they stole it. They weren’t able to take the gold into town during the day, because people would think they stole it. The youngest goes to town to get wine for the men to drink as they wait for night to come. The two men who are left behind, decide to kill their friend when he returns (so they can have a bigger share of the gold). The youngest goes to town to get wine for the men to drink as they wait for night to come. The two men who are left behind, decide to kill their friend when he returns (so they can have a bigger share of the gold). The youngest comes up with a plan to put poison in the wine to kill his two friends. The youngest comes up with a plan to put poison in the wine to kill his two friends.

5 - $400 What is the moral lesson within “The Pardoner’s Tale”?