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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 of Dwirnach's men encircle Derfel, Merlin, and the others on Ynys Mon?
(a) 81.
(b) 57.
(c) 74.
(d) 68.

2. Who is Lancelot's mother?
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Scarach.
(d) Helledd.

3. When do Merlin and Nimue come to see Derfel and Cinewyn on their farm?
(a) A day after the winter solstice.
(b) On the winter solstice.
(c) Three days after the winter solstice.
(d) Just days before the winter solstice.

4. If Ceinwyn had stayed with Cadwallon on the Dark Road, which of his wives would she have been?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Tenth.

5. Now that winter is approaching, how many months has Arthur sworn to peace with the Saxons?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What handicap does Mordred have?

2. Before the journey to find the cauldron, where does Merlin pledge his life for the search?

3. What trees grow on the steep sides of the valley where Ceinwyn and Derfel stay?

4. Where was the battle that Derfel remembers at the beginning of Part I?

5. What king was killed in the battle that Derfel remembers at the beginning of Part I?

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