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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Padrig's occupation?
(a) An ox-caller.
(b) A landowner.
(c) A bard.
(d) An innkeeper.

2. What does Father Huw offer the monks from Shrewsbury when they arrive at Gwytherin?
(a) Parcels of land.
(b) Advice.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Food and shelter.

3. How does Brother Cadfael persuade Abbot Heribert that he is necessary on the expedition to Gwytherin?
(a) Brother Cadfael will be a Welsh translator.
(b) Brother Cadfael will help protect Prior Robert.
(c) Brother Cadfael will watch over Brother John.
(d) Brother Cadfael will acquire herbs for medicinal use.

4. Who does Prior Robert ask to tell Winifred's life story?
(a) Brother Jerome.
(b) Abbot Heribert.
(c) Brother Columbanus.
(d) Brother Rhys.

5. What does Brother Cadfael learn about the home of Bened, the town smith?
(a) Travelers use it as a rest stop.
(b) It is haunted.
(c) Small nightly gatherings are held there.
(d) It was once an abbey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Prior Robert suggest they take Brother Columbanus after they witness his "falling sickness"?

2. After Prior Robert talks about the importance of acquiring a relic for the abbey, why do the brothers run outside?

3. What does Prior Robert do when the monks arrive in Gwytherin?

4. What instrument does Rhisiart's daughter, Sioned, play?

5. Who does Prior Robert say has approved his mission to Gwytherin?

(see the answer key)

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