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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does it take for Merlin and his group to reach Caer Gei?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 9 days.

2. How many slaves have to be sent to Diwrnach from Caer Gei yearly?
(a) 55.
(b) 40
(c) 35.
(d) 90.

3. Who, dressed in full war gear, flanks Lancelot when he comes to the baptismal site in Corinium?
(a) Arthur's twin sons.
(b) Cuneglas.
(c) Agricola.
(d) Arthur and Galahad.

4. Where was the battle that Derfel remembers at the beginning of Part I?
(a) Boduan.
(b) Llyn Cerrig Bach.
(c) Lugg Vale.
(d) Lloegyr.

5. What nickname does Nimue call Bishop Sansum?
(a) Lord of the Dung Heap.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Rat Lord.
(d) Mouse Lord.

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

7. What symbol do the men of Gwent have on their shields?
(a) Boars.
(b) A Bear.
(c) A Black bull.
(d) Hawks.

8. Where might others from the great days be living?
(a) Ireland or Lothian.
(b) Lindinis.
(c) Ynys Mon.
(d) Cwm Isaf.

9. What symbol does Galahad have on his shield?
(a) A cross.
(b) A bear.
(c) A star.
(d) A wolf.

10. Whom did Arthur have children with before Guinevere?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Ailleann.
(c) Enna.
(d) Dian.

11. According to Bishop Samsun, who came to Lancelot in a dream?
(a) The Lord Jesus Christ.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) The Apostle Paul.
(d) John the Baptist.

12. How many chambers branch off the central chamber of the Old People's mound?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

14. What banner does Cerdic's army carry when he comes to meet the Britons after they defeat Aelle?
(a) Two swords crossed on a wolf skin.
(b) A pair of horsetails attached to a bone.
(c) A Wolf's skull painted red with the tanned skin of a dead man.
(d) A pair of wolf tails attached to a bone.

15. Who had been the High King before Uther of Dumnonia?
(a) Byrthig.
(b) Cadwallon.
(c) Cunedda.
(d) Gwynedd.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Derfel and his men are the first to cross the bridge across the Pontes, what do they find in the middle?

2. Where does Guinevere have a new palace built?

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

4. In what direction will Arthur travel after the battle that is remembered in Part I?

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

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