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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cross does Bishop Sansum wear when he comes to the baptismal site in Corinium?

2. How many towers does Annwn have?

3. What do Derfel and his men hunt while he and Cinewyn wait for Merlin?

4. Over what shrine is Bishop Sansum guardian?

5. Whom did Arthur have children with before Guinevere?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Derfel and Igraine keep Bishop Sansum from knowing that Derfel is writing tales of Arthur?

2. How does Cerdic humiliate Merlin?

3. What slows Arthur's troops as they go to battle the Saxons?

4. What is Derfel's childhood history?

5. What does Derfel do with pieces of the bone that Merlin gave him?

6. What did Ceinwyn see when dreamed on Ynys Mon?

7. How is Derfel met by the pagans and by the Christians as he and his men march to Corinium?

8. What does Arthur imply Derfel would gain if he proposes Lancelot for membership in the fellowship of Mithras?

9. What do Merlin and Nimue do to protect Ceinwyn after Lancelot's Druids threaten her life?

10. What is left for the dead on Samain Eve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss the divine right of kings and how that belief affects events in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the novel, discuss the conflict between the Druid pagans and the Christians.

Essay Topic 3

Lancelot is baptized into the Christian religion. Argue whether he was baptized to avoid humiliation or because he saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Use examples from the book to support your position.

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