Question

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select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
read the excerpt from sir gawain and the green knight, and complete the sentence
the hurt was whole that he had had in his neck
and the bright green belt on his body he bore.
these lines from sir gawain and the green knight refer to the nick on gawains neck as a result of the green knights blow and to the green
that he wore as a reminder of his
options for the first drop - down: girdle, ribbon, jacket, boots
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Explanation:

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the green item Gawain wears as a reminder is a girdle, which stands for his failure to uphold his honor (his cowardice in keeping the girdle secret to save his life, breaking his code of chivalry).

Answer:

First dropdown: girdle
Second dropdown: failure (or cowardice/dishonor, the standard correct term is his failure to fully uphold chivalric honor, often simplified to "failure" or "sin" in context, but the most precise fit is his cowardice/breach of honor; the most common textbook answer for the second blank is "failure" or "sin", but the canonical reference is his failure to uphold his chivalric duty)

To align with the text's context, the exact correct selections are:

1. girdle
2. failure (or breach of honor)

The most standard, widely accepted answers for this common literary question are:
First dropdown: girdle
Second dropdown: sin/failure (with "failure" being the most accessible academic answer)