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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. Who is put in charge of the Glevum forces and ordered to march them south toward Aquae Sulis?
(a) Balin.
(b) Morfans the Ugly.
(c) Cei.
(d) Culhwch.

2. What title does Derfel give to Arthur after Lancelot gives up his attempt to seize Dumnonia?
(a) Champion.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Regent.
(d) King.

3. Who was the goddess Isis married to?
(a) Mars.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Osiris.
(d) Demeter.

4. How long did Cadoc and Ligessac know that Arthur and Derfel were coming?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A week.

5. Where does Bishop Sansum's marriage take place?
(a) Venta.
(b) Ynys Wit.
(c) Dunum.
(d) Ynys Wydryn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mordred allow Bishop Sansum to build his great church?

2. How old is Iseult when she marries King Mark?

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

4. How many knives are on the table at Imbolc, the great feast of the cold season?

5. Which of Derfel's men has the best eyesight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What goes on in Lancelot's kingdom in the years following the oath at the Round Table?

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

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

4. What is Camelot?

5. Where do Derfel and his family go to live after Mordred becomes king?

6. What does the law allow if a king is unfit to rule?

7. What does Bishop Cadoc look like?

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

9. When Merlin interrogates Mordred after Derfel hits him, why does Mordred say that he sent Arthur and Derfel away?

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

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