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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Guinevere call her new palace that she builds after the peace with the Saxons?
(a) Sea Palace.
(b) Spring Palace.
(c) Summer Palace.
(d) Winter Palace.

2. What does Arthur say that men are like to the gods?
(a) Worms in a garden.
(b) Ants in an anthill.
(c) Rats in a sewer.
(d) Mice in a thatch.

3. What color hair does Derfel's first born daughter have when she is born?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. Who supports Mordred's claim to the throne?
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Derfel.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Christians.

5. What type of flowers does Arthur pick for Guinevere while they make plans to rescue her and Gwydre?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Cornflowers.
(c) Asters.
(d) Bluebells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Tristan and Iseult refuge when they become fugitives from King Mark?

2. At Imbolc, the great feast of the cold season, how many does Derfel feed in his hall?

3. How does Guinevere's father, Leodegan, die?

4. How many years after the Round Table oath does Derfel talk seriously with Arthur about his claim to the throne?

5. After the oaths of the Brotherhood of Britain, how many drunk men tramp through the gardens at the Sea Palace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Camelot?

2. What does Morgan say happened the night that the tor was destroyed by fire?

3. Who pays for the songs that the bards sing about Tristan and Iseult, and why?

4. How does Arthur tell the soldiers to act when they search the village for Ligessac?

5. How does Derfel sometimes wish the problem with Mordred be solved?

6. What is a dream tower, and what is its purpose?

7. What does Arthur say whenever Mordred's suitability to be king is raised in the Royal Council?

8. How does putting Eachern, an Irish spearman, in the schoolroom help Mordred behave?

9. What are Mordred's only decisions in the first year of his rule?

10. Why does King Mark feel he has to placate Arthur when Ialle dies?

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