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

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

3. What are there barrels of in the Temple of Mithras?
(a) Bones.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Acid.
(d) Sea salt.

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

5. Where does Argante place the blood from the ritual at the spring feast?
(a) On her arms.
(b) On her thighs.
(c) On her face.
(d) On her breast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Derfel supposed to give the gift from the Saxon king to?

2. Where does Arthur plan to make his stand against the combined Saxon armies?

3. How do Arthur's men feel about putting crosses on their shield?

4. What kind of flowers is the naked woman in Domnoia carrying?

5. What is Merlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arthur find his son at the temple of Mithras?

2. What is the one thing Arthur does NOT do while he is fighting with Derfel against the Saxons?

3. What disappoints Derfel when he arrives at the Aelle's hall?

4. What does Arthur ask Derfel to do during the winter following the sacrificial ritual?

5. What does Derfel realize when he hears Druids sacrifice the sons of kings?

6. What is the first thing Derfel does when he realizes that he and his men are trapped in the earthen fortress?

7. What is Arthur's initial plan of attack against the Saxons?

8. Why do Derfel and the other Warlords accept the invitation to the spring feast?

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

10. What does Derfel realize when he sees Arthur with his son?

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