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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. Who supports Mordred's claim to the throne?

2. Over whose temple in Venta do Dinas and Lavaine preside?

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

4. Whom do Ceinwyn and Derfel see working in the garden alone at the Sea Palace after the oaths of the Brotherhood of Britain?

5. How many times has Ceinwyn given birth by the time Mordred is 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the good things that happen in the summer of 495 C.E.?

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

5. What message does Bors, Lancelot's champion, deliver to Arthur?

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

7. What is the place like where Tristan and Iesult have taken refuge?

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

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

10. What is Camelot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Arthur and Lancelot.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflict between the Britons and the Saxons. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Taking the position of either Arthur or Derfel, argue whether Tristan and Iseult should have been turned over to King Mark or allowed to find refuge somewhere.

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