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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Dark Road, pgs. 56-106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mordred's Christian guardian?
(a) He is dismembered.
(b) He is beheaded.
(c) He is made a slave.
(d) He is crucified.

2. When do Merlin and Nimue come to see Derfel and Cinewyn on their farm?
(a) Just days before the winter solstice.
(b) Three days after the winter solstice.
(c) A day after the winter solstice.
(d) On the winter solstice.

3. How many towers does Annwn have?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What is Ceinwyn called?
(a) Estrella.
(b) Star.
(c) Flower.
(d) Snow.

5. Before the journey to find the cauldron, where does Merlin pledge his life for the search?
(a) Cwm Isaf.
(b) Cadair Idris.
(c) Venta.
(d) Ratae.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parchments could be filled with the names of the dead that Derfel remembers?

2. What type of trees are near Annwn?

3. In what direction will Arthur travel after the battle that is remembered in Part I?

4. What does Bishop Sansum call Arthur?

5. Where does Guinevere have a new palace built?

(see the answer key)

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