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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Clovis the King of?
(a) The Saxons.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Franks.
(d) The Dutch.

2. How many enemy heads make up the ghost fence?
(a) 48.
(b) 24.
(c) 36.
(d) 12.

3. What does Gwydre name his son?
(a) Arthur-Bach.
(b) Arthur-Tine.
(c) Arthur-Jiln.
(d) Arthur-Ylse.

4. What does Derfel use to kill Aelle?
(a) A spear.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A club.
(d) A sword.

5. What does Guinevere make a pillow for Arthur out of?
(a) Her lap.
(b) His cloak.
(c) A sail.
(d) A dead goose.

6. What religion does Tewdric follow?
(a) Druidism.
(b) Anglicanism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Paganism.

7. Who dies with the bishop?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His son.
(d) His daughter.

8. What message does Derfel ask Gwydre to give to Arthur at the end of the book?
(a) They will meet again.
(b) He loved him till the end.
(c) He forgives him.
(d) He will never falter.

9. How does the bishop die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He is shot with an arrow.
(d) His boat is overcome.

10. What does Derfel try to cure Ceinwyn when she falls ill?
(a) All of these.
(b) Druidic spells.
(c) Herbal treatments.
(d) Prayer.

11. What does the shrouded woman who tries to save Ceinwyn call herself?
(a) The dancer.
(b) The healer.
(c) The trainer.
(d) The mender.

12. Who kills Derfel's daughter?
(a) Aelle.
(b) Merlin.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Arthur.

13. Who does Argante marry after Arthur returns to Guinevere?
(a) Lancelot.
(b) Cerdic.
(c) Mordred.
(d) Derfel.

14. What is done to Derfel to humiliate him by his captors?
(a) He is slandered.
(b) His beard is cut off.
(c) He is beaten in public.
(d) He is forced to walk the streets naked.

15. Who does Arthur want to be king after Mordred dies?
(a) Galahad.
(b) Himself.
(c) Derfel.
(d) Gwydre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Prydwen?

2. Who jumps off the boat to stay with Derfel as the boat with Arthur sails away?

3. How many spearmen embark to protect the treasury and royal family at the end of the book?

4. Who is sent to try and persuade Aelle?

5. What does Arthur say to do with Lancelot's sword?

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