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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) To the west.
(b) By the river.
(c) Into the woods.
(d) To the east.

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

3. How many Saxon warriors are in the hall when Derfel gets there?
(a) 400.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

4. How long after Derfel's return from the Saxon king does Arthur wait to visit him?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

5. Who does Derfel have to fight before conferring with the Saxon king?
(a) Cerdic.
(b) Liofa.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) The King.

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

7. What is the fortress made of that Derfel is trapped in?
(a) Earth.
(b) Rock.
(c) Wood.
(d) Steel.

8. Who sends Derfel an invitation to the important spring feast?
(a) Aelle.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Arthur.

9. Where does Arthur plan to make his stand against the combined Saxon armies?
(a) Columbine.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Collornium.
(d) Corinium.

10. What breaks the shield line of the Saxons when Derfel and his men are trapped?
(a) A naked woman.
(b) A burning wagon.
(c) Flaming arrow volleys.
(d) Children carrying white flags.

11. What warns Derfel of the advance of the Saxon army?
(a) Loud horns.
(b) Beacon fires.
(c) A call to arms.
(d) A coded message.

12. What is the name of Derfel's wife?
(a) Clarion.
(b) Carien.
(c) Caric.
(d) Ceinwyn.

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

14. What important feast happens in the spring?
(a) The Feast of Ithyllian.
(b) The Feast of Icklian.
(c) The Feast of Imbolc.
(d) The Feast of Indrian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Powis able to hide what he is writing about from the bishop?

2. What is slaughtered at the important spring feast ritual?

3. Where does Arthur think the Saxon armies will be convening?

4. What was the occupation of the narrator of this book?

5. What direction does the Saxon army invade from?

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