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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 men does Merlin try to get to follow the Dark Road?
(a) 80.
(b) 65.
(c) 75.
(d) 100.

2. What happens to Mordred's Christian guardian?
(a) He is crucified.
(b) He is beheaded.
(c) He is dismembered.
(d) He is made a slave.

3. What is Merlin's suit made from that he wears on the Dark Road?
(a) Deer skin.
(b) Otter fur.
(c) Wolf pelt.
(d) Black bear fur.

4. Who does Cuneglas say is/are the enemies of Powys?
(a) Dunum.
(b) Benoic.
(c) Saxons.
(d) Dumnonia.

5. Who was the King of Siluria at the beginning of Part I?
(a) Melwas.
(b) Issa.
(c) Gundleus.
(d) Leodegan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Arthur want the Princess of Powys to marry?

3. How many of Derfel's men left him when he decides to follow the Dark Road?

4. Who does Arthur want to lead Derfel's men when they go to their next assignment after the battle in Part I?

5. When do Merlin and Nimue come to see Derfel and Cinewyn on their farm?

(see the answer key)

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