Question

because of his great physical size.
c. the green knight is not worried about getting into a physical fight.
d. the green knight intends to trick king arthur.
which sentence from the passage above best supports the correct answer above?
a. “a look of lightning flashed / from somewhere in his soul.”
b. “the force of that man’s fist / would be a thunderbolt.”
c. “and he swung no sword nor sported any shield, / but held in one hand a sprig of holly”
d. “the skull - busting blade was so stropped and buffed / it could shear a man’s scalp and shave him to boot.”

Explanation:

Option B implies the Green Knight's physical strength (comparing his fist to a thunderbolt), which supports the idea that he is not worried about a physical fight (as he has great physical power). Option A is more about an intense look. Option C shows he has a holly (not related to physical fight confidence). Option D is about a sword's sharpness (not about his attitude to a physical fight).

Answer:

B. “The force of that man’s fist / would be a thunderbolt.”