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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Caesar's ships arrive?
(a) They are impaled on the stakes.
(b) They are attacked.
(c) They are warmly welcomed.
(d) They are destroyed by pirates.

2. Where does Locrinus hide Estrildis?
(a) In a cave beneath the town.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In his bed chambers.
(d) In peasant's home.

3. How might Leil be described as a ruler?
(a) Kind.
(b) Gracious.
(c) Feeble.
(d) Powerful.

4. Soothsayers correctly predict that the child, a boy, will cause what?
(a) War.
(b) The end of his family's bloodline.
(c) Natural disasters.
(d) The death of both his parents.

5. Aided by a Greek man named _______________, Brutus assumes a leadership role and begins planning to undertake the freeing of the Trojan slaves.
(a) Assaracus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Athaca.

6. Why are many readers already familiar with King Leir's story?
(a) Due to Shakespeare's play, King Lear.
(b) He is the character in fairy tales.
(c) He is the king in Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Due to this book.

7. Once Caesar receives the hostages, what does he do?
(a) He gathers his army and hastens into Britain again.
(b) He sells them to other countries.
(c) He makes them his minions.
(d) He returns to Rome.

8. Does Locrinus marry Corineus' daughter, Gwendolen?
(a) Not until later.
(b) Yes, but he later divorces her.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

9. Aurelius and Utherpendragon are fostered by whom?
(a) Vortigern.
(b) Constans.
(c) Guithelinus.
(d) Constantine.

10. Geoffrey of Monmouth says he will relate to the reader what exactly?
(a) How the British isles drew inhabitants.
(b) How the kings each improve the island.
(c) How Britain became overrun by outside forces.
(d) How the Britons successfully fought other groups of people.

11. When Madden dies, his two sons, Mempricius and Malin, do what?
(a) Share the kingdom.
(b) Divide up the kingdom.
(c) Argue over control of the kingdom.
(d) Mourn their father.

12. Why does Corineus become enraged when he hears Locrinus is infatuated with Estrilidis?
(a) Locrinus had promised to marry his daughter.
(b) Corineus loves Estrilidis.
(c) Estrildis is Corineus' wife.
(d) Estrildis is Corineus' mother.

13. By whom is Constantine killed?
(a) His sons.
(b) A traitorous Pict serving in his kingdom.
(c) His wife.
(d) His advisers.

14. Who do Vortigern's magicians tell him to search out to help him with his building project?
(a) The child of royalty.
(b) A child born without a father.
(c) A parentless child.
(d) A local child.

15. The British people soon become afraid of the swelling number of Saxons and turn to who for aide?
(a) Vortimer.
(b) Vortigern.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Hengist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Caesar's soldiers are lost to the water?

2. Hengist orders his men to hide daggers in their boots and on his command kill the British lord nearest him during the meeting. Is Vortigern killed?

3. Guiderius manages to beat Claudius' forces back, but what happens to Guiderius?

4. At the advice of his counselors, what does Vortigern build?

5. Brutus decides to surprise Pandrasus' forces by night but will need the help of whom?

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