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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the third set of men to aid Derfel and his army against the Saxons?
(a) Arthur's knights.
(b) Gwent's reserve warriors.
(c) The black shield warriors.
(d) The druid magicians.

3. Who is the narrator of this book?
(a) Derfel.
(b) Lancelot.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Gawain.

4. What does the Saxon army form when they see Arthur's army attacking them?
(a) A flanked formation.
(b) A shield wall.
(c) A series of lines.
(d) An arrow volley.

5. How is Arthur able to defeat the Saxon Army?
(a) A prisoner explains the plan of attack.
(b) They are led into a trap.
(c) They are weakened by the plague.
(d) An important letter is intercepted.

6. Who is with the King when Derfel delivers his message?
(a) His two sons.
(b) The royal guards.
(c) The feasting hall guests.
(d) Lancelot and Bors.

7. Why has Gawain been brought to the Temple of Mithras?
(a) To be sacrificed.
(b) To be a liaison for his father.
(c) To kill the sacrificed persons.
(d) To convince Arthur to perform a ritual.

8. What did Cefydd sacrifice to try and win his war?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son.
(d) His brother.

9. Who has asked for the use of Excalibur?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Bors.
(c) Aelle.
(d) Powys.

10. Who shows Derfel the Temple of Mithras?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Gawain.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Bors.

11. What occupation does Derfel take after his battling is done?
(a) Historian.
(b) Scribe.
(c) Banker.
(d) Clerk.

12. What season does Derfel set out on his mission?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

13. What is Excalibur?
(a) A wizard.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A helmut.
(d) A sword.

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

15. How does Derfel describe the day that the attack on the Saxons was begun?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Angry.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at Aelle when Derfel gets there?

2. What time of day do Derfel and his men put their armor on?

3. What is Eostre?

4. What is the fortress made of that Derfel is trapped in?

5. What happens to Guinevere after her infidelity?

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