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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Mynydd Baddon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season do the Britons begin their attack on the Saxons?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. Where does Cerdic escape when the third group of men attacks?
(a) To the west.
(b) By the river.
(c) Into the woods.
(d) To the east.

3. Who officiates at the important spring feast?
(a) Morgred.
(b) Merlin.
(c) Fergal.
(d) Morgaine.

4. What path would the Saxon armies have left on?
(a) Frasse.
(b) Flisse.
(c) Fusse.
(d) Fosse.

5. How old is Arthur's son at the beginning of the book?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Derfel think Merlin can talk to the gods?

2. What are the crosses on the shields symbolic of?

3. What is the name of Arthur's son?

4. What kind of armor do the Gwent soldiers wear?

5. How long after Derfel's return from the Saxon king does Arthur wait to visit him?

(see the answer key)

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