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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nimue dismisses the idea that Arthur can bring peace to ____.

2. ____ is the person who is convinced to fight Owain as Tristan's champion.

3. The Franks call the defenders forest ____.

4. Arthur joins Tewdric on a mission of peace to meet ____.

5. At the High Council at Glevum, ____ is dying.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Norwenna's attitude, after Uther's death.

2. Describe the religious focus of Chapter 2.

3. Describe the baby that is born at the start of the novel.

4. Explain why Arthur does not fight Owain with Excalibur and how Arthur has an advantage in the fight anyway.

5. Explain why Arthur plans to marry Ceinwyn and whether or not you agree with that decision.

6. Explain how Derfel's initiation mirrors modern-day practices.

7. Explaina Arthur's role in Dumnonia as he prepares to leave to winter in Corinium.

8. Do you think that it's good or bad that Ynys Trebes is full of poets instead of warriors?

9. How does Uther react to Arthur's name being brought up at the council meeting, in terms of being Uther's successor?

10. How does Mordred escape death at Gundleus' hands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The female characters in the story, such as Ceinwyn, are often used as pawns in a bid to win power or unite kingdoms. Write a detailed essay describing two times where that occurred in the novel and also describing how you feel about the women being used in such a way. Would you have done something differently, if you were in charge of the situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Lancelot and Galahad. What makes one better than the other at certain things? For example, even though Lancelot is a liar, is he a better fighter than Galahad? Why or why not? Is Galahad automatically a better person than Lancelot, since, presumably, Galahad does not lie or does Galahad have other faults? If so, what are they?

Essay Topic 3

One of the major themes of the book is religion.

Part 1: Explain how religion fuels war in the novel.

Part 2: Choose any time in the character when religious lines seem blurred and describe it.

Part 3: Derfel goes through a religious transformation, as the story progresses. Describe what religion he starts out a member of, what religion he winds up a member of and why you feel that transformation took place. Do you feel that it was a good transformation? Why or why not?

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