1)
As an orally-handed-down tale, it was pagan, but as a written tale, it was Christian.
is distinctly possible that the heroes of the Arthurian tradition
represent in the written form a pagan interpretation of Christian ideals, rather than an externally imposed Christianization of pagan codes of behavior.
The first question is exactly the contrary what the passage states. So it is wrong
Sir Gawain was a knight in King Arthur’s court.
This is not mentioned anywhere in the passage. So it is wrong
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains both Christian and pagan elements, although it is not clear that either perspective is dominant.
Correct. T
he poet himself supports this possibility by writing in the opening lines that he will tell “anew” the tale “as I heard it in hall.”2)
Which of the following can be inferred from the author’s interpretation of the Christian aspects of the poem presented in the third paragraph?
(A) Pagans and Christians differ in their interpretations of the Christian symbolism in the story.
(B) A pagan cannot have motives that are acceptable from a Christian perspective.
(C) A pagan story cannot be used to convey a Christian attitude.
(D) Christianity was absent in Arthurian stories before such stories were written down.
(E) Being a good Christian involves having both the right actions and the right motives.
The poet does indeed describe Gawain’s Christian virtues generously;
he even makes a special aside early in the second fit to describe the significance of the pentangle embossed on Gawain’s shield, and to explain “why the pentangle is proper to that peerless prince.” The author then delves into a lengthy enumeration of Gawain’s Christian virtues.(E) Being a good Christian involves having both the right actions and the right motives. Correct
3)
This question can be addressed using the "blind strategy". Which means understanding the word of the answer choices to see if they must be true (mentioned in the passage or not)....
Take a look to the last sentence of the passage
One theory is that, by emphasizing this contrast, the poet intends to denounce the pagan “misunderstanding” of the Christian message.The sentence tells us, eventually, the message was BEFORE of Christian nature but was misinterpreted as pagan, or filtered as pagan.
Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the “theory” mentioned in the final sentence of the passage?
(A) Sir Gawain is portrayed as disingenuous in his exercise of “Christian virtues.”
Wrong. The last sentence DOES NOT address the "vitues" of any kind.
(B)
Another character in the story is also associated with pagan symbols and is praised straightforwardly for her Christian virtues.
This is correct because the Christian message is mystified as pagan but indeed it is not. The sentence is weaken if we do know that both are true. He is associated with pagan symbols AND at the same time has Christian virtues
(C) Sir Gawain, in the story, prays to God to help him in battle.
Completely out of scope. Wrong
(D) Another character in the story is associated with pagan symbols but is portrayed as having
no Christian virtues whatsoever.
Again. This is not the sentence above tells us. Wrong
(E) A group of people in the story are portrayed as “barbarians” who
are neither pagan nor Christian.Both are untrue is not what we are looking for.
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