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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lancelot's mother?
(a) Helledd.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Scarach.
(d) Elaine.

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

3. How many men does Cerdic have when he comes to the battlefield where the Britons defeat Aelle?
(a) 150 men.
(b) 400 men.
(c) 250 men.
(d) 300 men.

4. How many swords does Arthur get when he orders that every household that has a sword that is not already pledged to the army's service should be surrendered?
(a) 58.
(b) 80.
(c) 63.
(d) 75.

5. How long does it take Aelle to persuade his men to assault Arthur's shield-wall?
(a) About 15 minutes.
(b) About 30 minutes.
(c) Over an hour.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Merlin try to get to follow the Dark Road?

2. How long does Derfel estimate that the battle took between the Britons and the Saxons?

3. When Derfel and his men are the first to cross the bridge across the Pontes, what do they find in the middle?

4. How many chambers branch off the central chamber of the Old People's mound?

5. What happens to Mordred's Christian guardian?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Derfel picture his life after death?

2. How did Arthur improve the taxes in Dumnonia?

3. What happens when Derfel breaks the bone that Merlin has given him?

4. What does Bishop Sansum believe about Samain Eve?

5. What is left for the dead on Samain Eve?

6. How did Cuneglas and Derfel get along after Ceinwyn refused to marry Lancelot?

7. What does Derfel do with pieces of the bone that Merlin gave him?

8. What slows Arthur's troops as they go to battle the Saxons?

9. What do Merlin and Nimue do to protect Ceinwyn after Lancelot's Druids threaten her life?

10. What did Merlin pledge his life for before leaving to find the cauldron?

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