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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The wedding gift is to be ____'s head.
(a) Arthur.
(b) Derfel.
(c) A pig.
(d) A deer.

2. Arthur solemnly vows to kill ____ to avenge Ratae.
(a) Lunete.
(b) Aelle.
(c) Guinevere.
(d) Nimue.

3. Farmers grumble about peace in ____'s day and war in Arthur's as the column passes through burnt towns and fields that have not been reaped.
(a) Uther.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Mordred.

4. Galahad and Derfel are admitted to Gorfyddyd's great hall where Gundleus and ____ are enthroned beside him.
(a) Mordred.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Cuneglas.

5. Nimue offers a spell of ____ for the men.
(a) Concealment.
(b) Luck.
(c) Trust.
(d) Strength.

6. Preparing to ride northward, Arthur and Derfel talk about their many enemies and fears that ____ may not fight.
(a) Tewdric.
(b) Mordred.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Galahad.

7. . Pagans and Christians agree that the Isle is a ____ place.
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Abandoned.
(d) Damned.

8. Sagramor's 150 ____ come into play.
(a) Spearmen.
(b) Horsemen.
(c) Shieldsmen.
(d) Swordsmen.

9. Ligessac points out Derfel to Gorfyddyd and the hall echoes with calls for ____.
(a) Derfel's help.
(b) Derfel's death.
(c) Arthur's death.
(d) Arthur's help.

10. Queen Igraine is elated to know that Derfel loves Ceinwyn, which explains his hatred for ____.
(a) Merlin.
(b) Lancelot.
(c) Mordred.
(d) Arthur.

11. ____ is the key treasure that Merlin seeks.
(a) The Locket.
(b) The Cat.
(c) The Cauldron.
(d) The Paper.

12. Sagramor commands the spearmen, while Arthur takes ____ horsemen to attack the main body at Branogenium.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifty.

13. Ceinwyn blushes, seeing that ____ still wears her brooch.
(a) Merlin.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Derfel.

14. Sagramor orders the retreat and, with no sign of reinforcements from Tewdric, falls back to the ____.
(a) Fort.
(b) Castle.
(c) Tree fence.
(d) Ship.

15. Derfel and Valerin, the opposing commanders, exchange ritual insults, threats, and demands for ____.
(a) Surrender.
(b) Sacrifices.
(c) Blood.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before they leave Caer Sws, Gorfyddyd suggest that he will spare everyone if Arthur ____.

2. Finally, Ceinwyn is to ____.

3. Merlin enters majestically with dire threats of retribution for ____.

4. Nimue is found in a cave curled up and ____.

5. As Derfel confronts Tanaburs, who comes to deal with Gundleus?

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