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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Mynydd Baddon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Derfel send a message to when he is trapped by the Saxon armies?
(a) Bors.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Arthur.

2. How is Arthur able to defeat the Saxon Army?
(a) They are led into a trap.
(b) An important letter is intercepted.
(c) A prisoner explains the plan of attack.
(d) They are weakened by the plague.

3. What happens to Guinevere after her infidelity?
(a) She is put in a living grave.
(b) She is executed.
(c) She is banished.
(d) She is dethroned.

4. What surprising thing does Derfel do at the end of this fight in the Saxon Hall?
(a) Spares the man's life.
(b) Surrenders.
(c) Swears an oath.
(d) Laughs.

5. What important feast happens in the spring?
(a) The Feast of Ithyllian.
(b) The Feast of Imbolc.
(c) The Feast of Indrian.
(d) The Feast of Icklian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Gawain been brought to the Temple of Mithras?

2. How does Arthur respond to the request for Excalibur?

3. How many Saxon warriors are in the hall when Derfel gets there?

4. How old is Arthur's son at the beginning of the book?

5. What breaks the shield line of the Saxons when Derfel and his men are trapped?

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