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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Dark Road, pgs. 56-106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many parchments could be filled with the names of the dead that Derfel remembers?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. What do Derfel and his men hunt while he and Cinewyn wait for Merlin?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Boars.
(c) Stags.
(d) Squirrels.

3. What does Derfel have his men paint on their shields?
(a) A lion.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A bear.
(d) A star.

4. Over what shrine is Bishop Sansum guardian?
(a) Holy Thorn.
(b) Holy Shroud.
(c) Holy Church.
(d) Holy Cross.

5. What trees grow on the steep sides of the valley where Ceinwyn and Derfel stay?
(a) Maples.
(b) Elms.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Poplars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the valley where Ceinwyn and Derfel stay?

2. Now that winter is approaching, how many months has Arthur sworn to peace with the Saxons?

3. Whom does Arthur wish to give Siluria to?

4. What is Ceinwyn called?

5. What does Bishop Sansum call Arthur?

(see the answer key)

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