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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 are the crosses on the shields symbolic of?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Alliance.
(d) Victory.
2. Who is at Aelle when Derfel gets there?
(a) Saiman.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Merlin.
3. What kind of flowers is the naked woman in Domnoia carrying?
(a) Lillies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Bleeding Hearts.
(d) Violets.
4. Who does Derfel send a message to when he is trapped by the Saxon armies?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Bors.
(d) Arthur.
5. What breaks the shield line of the Saxons when Derfel and his men are trapped?
(a) A naked woman.
(b) Flaming arrow volleys.
(c) Children carrying white flags.
(d) A burning wagon.
Short Answer Questions
1. When will the Saxons hold a festival for Eostre?
2. What warns Derfel of the advance of the Saxon army?
3. Who does Derfel take with him when he evacuates after the Saxon attack?
4. What is Merlin?
5. What is the fortress made of that Derfel is trapped in?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Arthur send Derfel to confer with Aelle, and how does Derfel feel about this?
2. How does Arthur find his son at the temple of Mithras?
3. What does Derfel realize when he sees Arthur with his son?
4. What is included in the first chapter with the purpose of helping the reader understand the plot better?
5. What is done to keep at bay the first wave of attack from the Saxons on Derfel's trapped men?
6. What warning did Bors give Derfel, and how did this affect the fight?
7. What is the one thing Arthur does NOT do while he is fighting with Derfel against the Saxons?
8. What does Derfel have planted while he is trapped by the Saxon army, and what does this show?
9. What does Merlin do after Arthur puts an end to the ritual on Mai Dun?
10. Why is little background information given at the beginning of this book?
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