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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Arthur and his men all put crosses on their shields?
(a) It is a Druid symbol.
(b) It is the price of Gwent's alliance.
(c) He is humbling himself before God.
(d) He thinks it will soften the hearts of the Saxons.

3. Where does Merlin say he talks to the gods?
(a) Mer Tran.
(b) Mal Dul.
(c) Mai Dun.
(d) Ming Triung.

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

5. What is Eostre?
(a) A pagan artifact.
(b) A goddess.
(c) An elevated town.
(d) A nymph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has allied with Aelle in attacking Arthur?

2. Who made the Temple of Mithras?

3. When are the gods to return to Britain?

4. What does Arthur congratulate Derfel for after saving him?

5. What is the name of Derfel's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merlin do after Arthur puts an end to the ritual on Mai Dun?

2. What does Aelle do before Derfel leaves his castle after delivering the message from Arthur?

3. What does the Saxon army do when they have Derfel and his men trapped?

4. What is the message Arthur has Derfel send to Guinevere?

5. How does Arthur form his plan of attack on the Saxon armies?

6. What does Argante do at the Feast of Imbolc?

7. Why is little background information given at the beginning of this book?

8. Why does Arthur get upset with Derfel while at the temple of Mithras?

9. What is the climax of the battle against the Saxon armies?

10. What happens as Derfel and his men pass an old Roman city on their way to Corinium?

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