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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Farmers grumble about peace in ____'s day and war in Arthur's as the column passes through burnt towns and fields that have not been reaped.
(a) Uther.
(b) Lancelot.
(c) Mordred.
(d) Galahad.

2. Tanaburs puts up a ghost fence and curses Nimue and ____ as they approach.
(a) Arthur.
(b) Derfel.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Galahad.

3. Ailleann points out Arthur's weak point, ____, which battles his conscience for supremacy.
(a) Fear.
(b) Greed.
(c) Ruthlessness.
(d) Ambition.

4. The Blackshield Irish arrive, escorted past the ghost-fence by ____.
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Ceinwyn.
(c) Mordred.
(d) Merlin.

5. Lancelot's party reaches Dumnonia first and he begins painting himself as a hero and Derfel and Culhwch as ____.
(a) Weak links.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Barbarians.

6. Finally, Ceinwyn is to ____.
(a) Be killed.
(b) Return home.
(c) Be released from the dungeon.
(d) Marry.

7. Ceinwyn, as sweet as ever, is in the hall, trying to feed her ____.
(a) Nephew.
(b) Neice.
(c) Cat.
(d) Lamb.

8. At dawn, Aelle leads his two hundred spearmen to meet the ____.
(a) French.
(b) Spaniards.
(c) Britons.
(d) Irish.

9. Tanaburs talks about controlling Derfel's mother's living soul by ____ her.
(a) Enslaving.
(b) Raping.
(c) Cursing.
(d) Killing.

10. Arthur proposes attacking at the enemy's strongest place, which is Lugg ____.
(a) Vernal.
(b) Vile.
(c) Vale.
(d) Valley.

11. ____ is being sent to the Isle of the Dead.
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Lurete.
(d) Nimue.

12. Cuneglas and Iorweth tell Arthur of _____'s mortal wound and are surprised that Arthur asks to apologize to the king for offending his house.
(a) Mordred.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Gorfyddyd.
(d) Uther.

13. Tanaburs claims that, if Derfel touches him, ____ will die.
(a) Arthur.
(b) Nimue.
(c) Derfel.
(d) Derfel's mother.

14. Gorfyddyd is uniting the tribes against ____.
(a) Derfel.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Mordred.
(d) Merlin.

15. Hearing that Merlin has not seen Nimue, Derfel proceeds to the ____.
(a) Battle.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Corronation ceremony.
(d) Isle Of The Dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Returning to Arthur, Derfel learns that Guinevere is ____.

2. As Derfel confronts Tanaburs, who comes to deal with Gundleus?

3. Derfel and Nimue find pure happiness on ____, making love and thinking briefly of an ideal life together.

4. Derfel is given ____.

5. Derfel's men turn and flee as ____'s horn sounds and his horsemen descend on the Powysians.

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