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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mordred promise Guinevere if Arthur is killed?
(a) He will send her to a convent.
(b) He will send Bedwyr for her.
(c) He will protect her children.
(d) He will protect her and make her queen.

2. Why is Mordred now believed to be a traitor?
(a) He shows off his relationship with Guinevere.
(b) He has sworn allegiance to Cedric.
(c) He threatens Arthur in front of everyone.
(d) Author's men see him with Cedric's army.

3. Why does Mordred try to visit Nimue?
(a) Guinevere has sent him.
(b) To see if she will discuss the prophecy with him.
(c) To proposition her.
(d) He is on an errand for Arthur.

4. In this time of war, where does Arthur send Mordred?
(a) To Rome an an envoy of peace.
(b) To the Saxtons.
(c) France to build an alliance.
(d) He has Mordred stay as the regent of Camelot.

5. What seems to be the author's purpose in this section?
(a) Show Arthur as weak.
(b) To clarify what really happened.
(c) Show Mordred as a traitor.
(d) To justify Mordred's action in taking over.

6. What does Arthur ask Mordred to do again and again?
(a) Watch over his Celtic half brothers.
(b) Kill all his brothers.
(c) Calm his brothers.
(d) Find wives for his brothers.

7. Who does Nimue insist she is?
(a) Merlin.
(b) All knowing being.
(c) The devil.
(d) God.

8. How does war begin with Rome?
(a) Gawain has an affair with a Roman general's daughter.
(b) Mordred tells Gawain to create war.
(c) Arthur threatens the Roman ruler.
(d) Gawain becomes angry and kills a Roman solider.

9. While war wages on, how does Mordred busy himself?
(a) By running the kingdom.
(b) Pillaging the neighboring villages.
(c) Spending all of Camelot's money.
(d) Killing Arthur's people.

10. At the end of the chapter, what has changed about the great King Arthur?
(a) His quest for war.
(b) He feels defeated.
(c) He questions his desire for peace.
(d) His wishes to find a true son.

11. What sends Gaheris into a rage?
(a) His own personal demons.
(b) He finds his mother and Lamorak in bed together.
(c) Seeing Mordred follow him to his mother.
(d) His mother's surroundings.

12. Why doesn't anyone know Arthur is still alive?
(a) The messenger was killed before getting to Bedwyr.
(b) No one can sail, there have been bad storms.
(c) They want to surprise Mordred.
(d) Everyone hopes he is dead so they don't check.

13. Who does Mordred learn has died?
(a) Bedwyr.
(b) Gaheris.
(c) Queen Morgan.
(d) Guinevere.

14. What happened to Gaheris as a result of killing this person?
(a) He flees before he can be given punishment.
(b) He is banished.
(c) He is put in jail.
(d) He is sentenced to death.

15. Who does Arthur propose an alliance with in this section?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Saxons.
(c) Burgundians.
(d) The Franks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mordred rejoins Camelot, how is that state of the kingdom?

2. Where does Mordred decide to go to forget about Camelot and the people there?

3. Who of the brothers die during the fight?

4. Will Mordred act how Arthur wishes?

5. What is Mordred unsure of regarding Gawain?

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