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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. How does Constantine die?

2. Ethelfrid impregnates his wife but does what?

3. Ethelfrid and Brochmail join one another in battle. What are the results of this battle?

4. Why does Constantine die?

5. How does Cadwallo appeal to Salomon's sense of family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arthur show his maturity and humanity when dealing with the enemy?

2. Describe King Solomon's speech. How does Cadwallo respond?

3. What is Brian sent to do? How does this help to defeat Edwin and benefit Cadwallo?

4. Why should Arthur be King?

5. Why does Arthur decide to conquer many other lands?

6. How does Vortigern die?

7. What does Arthur do with his leadership and military abilities? How does he also show that he respects the ideas of others?

8. Why does Octa end up living in an uninhabited area of Britain as a subject of the King?

9. What is the importance of the Boar of Cornwall?

10. What does Merlin say about the dragons that intrigues Vortigern?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Britain is founded by an outcast.

Part 1) Who is this outcast? How does he become an outcast?

Part 2) Should he have been an outcast? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is significant about the fact this founder is an outcast? What does this say about the people of Britain at this time and today?

Essay Topic 2

Geoffrey discusses many Kings, both good and bad.

Part 1) Choose two of these Kings. Describe them.

Part 2) Are these kings good or bad? How do you know? How do their actions affect the people of Britain? How are their actions influenced by others?

Part 3) How do these Kings affect the overall history of Britain?

Essay Topic 3

There are many attempts to end Roman rule throughout this book.

Part 1) Choose two attempts from this book, and describe them.

Part 2) Are they successful? Why or why not? How do the leaders compare to each other?

Part 3) What is the connection between the ruler's personality and his success as ruler?

Part 4) How can leaders today learn from these stories?

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