Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
read the excerpt from sir gawain and the green knight, and complete the paragraph that follows.
but finding none that would carp with him, he exclaims, “what is this arthur’s house, the fame of which has spread through so many realms? forsooth, the renown of the round table is overturned by the word of one man’s speech, for all tremble for dread without a blow being struck!” with this he laughed so loud that arthur blushed for very shame, and waxed as wroth as the wind. “i know no man,” he says, “that is aghast at thy great words. give me now thy axe and i will grant thee thy request!”
these lines tell us that the green knight mocked the knights of arthur’s court for being cowardly and not accepting his challenge. king arthur stepped up to accept the challenge himself, but gawain does not let his king suffer such and accepts the potentially fatal challenge. by this act, gawain upholds the of chivalry.
the drop - down menu options for the first blank are: agony, humiliation, arrogance, custom.
there are also “reset” and “next” buttons.

Explanation:

For the first dropdown: The context is about Arthur not suffering a negative experience from the Green Knight's mockery. "Humiliation" fits as the Green Knight's words brought shame (Arthur blushed for shame), and Gawain doesn't want his king to face that humiliation. "Agony" is too physical, "arrogance" is about pride (not what Arthur would suffer here), "custom" is irrelevant.

For the second dropdown: Chivalry has principles like protecting the king, honor, etc. Gawain's act upholds the "custom" (or "code") but among the options, "custom" here refers to the established practice/principles of chivalry. Wait, actually, the principles of chivalry include bravery, loyalty to the king, etc. The act upholds the "custom" (or the code) of chivalry. Wait, the options for the second dropdown (though not fully shown, but from the context of chivalry, the "custom" (or "code") of chivalry. But let's focus on the first dropdown first. The first blank: the Green Knight's words made Arthur blush in shame, so the king would suffer "humiliation" (being shamed) if he took the challenge, and Gawain prevents that. So first dropdown: humiliation. Second dropdown: custom (as chivalry has established customs/principles, and Gawain upholds that custom by protecting the king and taking the challenge).

Answer:

First dropdown: humiliation
Second dropdown: custom