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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Fires of Mai Dun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Gawain and Arthur related?
(a) Arthur is his cousin.
(b) Arthur is his godfather.
(c) Arthur is his brother.
(d) Arthur is his nephew.

2. Who guards the place where Merlin speaks with the gods?
(a) Druid warriors.
(b) Magical weavers.
(c) Black spear men.
(d) Arthur's knights.

3. How did Merlin make the naked woman glow?
(a) With a strange powder.
(b) With a secretion of clams.
(c) With transluscent leaves.
(d) With an old Roman spell.

4. Who helps Lancelot try to overthrow Arthur?
(a) The Christians.
(b) The Druids.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Miriam.

5. What does the bishop think Powis is writing about at the beginning of the book?
(a) King Arthur's reign.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) The history of the church.
(d) A revision of British history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur want to do in order to win the war with the Saxons?

2. How does Arthur say Christians practice human sacrifice?

3. Who made the Temple of Mithras?

4. What happens to Guinevere after her infidelity?

5. What surprising thing does Derfel do at the end of this fight in the Saxon Hall?

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