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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 type of a tattoo does the champion of Kernow wear?

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

3. Whom, besides fighting men and Derfel, does Arthur take with him when he says he is going to ask for help fighting Lancelot?

4. How many men do Arthur and Derfel have to fight Cadoc and the Christians?

5. What does Guinevere call her son Gwydre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people of Dumnonia feel about Mordred's becoming king?

2. What does Nimue say about Guinevere after she is rescued from the Sea Palace?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Bishop Sansum get rid of the last traces of disgrace he has earned when he once conspired against Arthur?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the decision that Meurig and Lancelot make during the battle with the Saxons and the consequences of their decisions. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Brotherhood of Britain: its purposes and whether it achieved the goals Arthur had intended for it to achieve. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Arthur lives his life by oaths. Discuss what Arthur means when he says, "But if we abandon oaths then we abandon guidance. We fall into chaos." Use examples from the novel.

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