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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Fires of Mai Dun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Derfel's return from the Saxon king does Arthur wait to visit him?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

2. Who warns Derfel before his fight in the Saxon king's hall?
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Bors.
(c) Sermain.
(d) Lancelot.

3. What does the surprising thing at the end of Derfel's fight cause the Saxon king to do?
(a) Allows him to leave in feast.
(b) Makes him execute the man himself.
(c) Causes him to laugh as well.
(d) Allows him to feast with him.

4. Why is Powis able to hide what he is writing about from the bishop?
(a) He only writes at night.
(b) He writes in Egyptian.
(c) The Bishop cannot read.
(d) He includes illustrations of battles.

5. How are Gawain and Arthur related?
(a) Arthur is his godfather.
(b) Arthur is his nephew.
(c) Arthur is his brother.
(d) Arthur is his cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are there barrels of in the Temple of Mithras?

2. Where does Derfel give his message to the king?

3. What happens to Guinevere after her infidelity?

4. What kind of man is Powys?

5. What does the King give Derfel before he leaves?

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