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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Brother Cadfael gives Peredur the message from Sioned, what does he learn about Cal?
(a) Cal has decided to join a monastery.
(b) Cal is guarding Brother John's cell.
(c) Cal is escorting Brother John to England.
(d) Cal has disappeared.

2. How do the townspeople treat the old man Padrig?
(a) With respect.
(b) With caution.
(c) With disgust.
(d) They ignore him.

3. Who does Prior Robert say killed Rhisiart?
(a) Peredur.
(b) Brother John.
(c) Bened.
(d) St. Winifred.

4. What is "falling sickness"?
(a) Hypochondria.
(b) Frequent fainting spells.
(c) Dizzy spells.
(d) Frequent seizures.

5. Why is Brother Cadfael skeptical when Prior Robert claims that it is a miracle when St. Winifred leads him to her grave?
(a) Prior Robert could have found his way to her grave earlier.
(b) Prior Robert claims that everything is a miracle.
(c) St. Winifred's grave is marked with the largest stone in the graveyard.
(d) Brother Cadfael dioesn't believe in miracles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Prior Robert's tone of voice when he talks about acquiring a relic for the abbey?

2. Why does the Welsh girl who meets Brother Cadfael become nervous when he speaks to her?

3. Why does Brother Cadfael want to become acquainted with the man whom the Welsh girl meets?

4. Who tries to rouse Brother Columbanus from his trance during the vigil on the third night?

5. According to Cal, the ploughman, why does Bened believe he will not be able to marry Sioned?

(see the answer key)

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