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Quiz about The Crystal Cave Red Dragon by Mary Stewart

"The Crystal Cave: Red Dragon" by Mary Stewart Quiz

This is book four out of five in the novel. This book was just too beautiful to condense into one meager quiz. One more quiz after this one.

A multiple-choice quiz by savannahjan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
savannahjan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,744

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
314

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. While Ambrosius is laying siege to Vortigern, he sent a messenger with conditions of surrender. Vortigern sends the messenger back with his __________ cut off. Hint

Ears

Tongue

Hands

Fingers

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Question 2 of 15

2. Dinias gave up Merlin to Vortigern's men.

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. Whose room did Merlin sleep in while staying in his grandfather's castle? Hint

His old room

His grandfather's

Camlach's

Niniane's

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the girl's name that Merlin admires at the nunnery? Hint

Keri

Ygraine

Niniane

Morgan

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Question 5 of 15

5. How did Merlin heal the above girl's toothache? Hint

He touched her cheek

He used a salve

He said a prayer

He didn't

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Question 6 of 15

6. Merlin was called __________'s prophet. Hint

Christ

Ambrosius

Vortigern

Uther

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Question 7 of 15

7. What mask did Merlin wear at the Mithras ceremony? Hint

Lion

Red Dragon

Bear

Raven

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where does Merlin go when he leaves Ambrosius? Hint

The cave

Lesser Britain

London

The Giant's Dance

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Question 9 of 15

9. What monument does Merlin stop to see in Amesbury? Hint

Stone Dance

Dance of the Floating Stones

The Giant's Dance

Stone Tapestries

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Question 10 of 15

10. What posession of his mother's does Merlin take with him from the nunnery after she passes? Hint

Her cross

Her robes

Her Egyptian mirror

Her crown

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was the woman Merlin desired to make love to in the woods? Hint

Keri

Ygraine

Morgan

Lucia

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Question 12 of 15

12. Merlin stops the act of love out of respect for his mother's memory.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who does Merlin see sneaking into Uther's tent late at night? Hint

Keri

Morgan

Ygraine

Lucia

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Question 14 of 15

14. What did Merlin prophecy for Ambrosius? Hint

His long reign

His death

Who his wife would be

The outcome of the war

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who was crowned King at the end of this book? Hint

Uther

Arthur

Merlin

Gorlois

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. While Ambrosius is laying siege to Vortigern, he sent a messenger with conditions of surrender. Vortigern sends the messenger back with his __________ cut off.

Answer: Hands

Vortigern says he will surrender when the messenger's hands grow back.

2. Dinias gave up Merlin to Vortigern's men.

Answer: False

When Merlin returns to Maridunum, Dinias grovels to him, swearing he did not give Merlin up to Vortigern's men. Merlin knows this and tells Dinias it is ok, but Dinias still grovels.

3. Whose room did Merlin sleep in while staying in his grandfather's castle?

Answer: Camlach's

Dinias let him sleep in Camlach's old room. Merlin couldn't sleep in his old room because he burnt it down when he ran away.

4. What is the girl's name that Merlin admires at the nunnery?

Answer: Keri

Keri is a young nun with beautiful blonde hair.

5. How did Merlin heal the above girl's toothache?

Answer: He didn't

Keri puts his hand to her cheek and she claims that he healed the pain. We find out later that he didn't heal her toothache. She didn't even have one.

6. Merlin was called __________'s prophet.

Answer: Vortigern

Because of the occurence at the underground lake, Merlin was known as Vortigern's prophet.

7. What mask did Merlin wear at the Mithras ceremony?

Answer: Raven

He wore a raven's mask with a beak that got in the way of his seeing the ceremony. Uther wore the mask of a lion.

8. Where does Merlin go when he leaves Ambrosius?

Answer: The cave

He returns to Galapas' cave. He has claimed it as his own.

9. What monument does Merlin stop to see in Amesbury?

Answer: The Giant's Dance

He stops to see The Giant's Dance. This is modern-day Stonehenge.

10. What posession of his mother's does Merlin take with him from the nunnery after she passes?

Answer: Her cross

He takes her cross and wears it as he leaves.

11. Who was the woman Merlin desired to make love to in the woods?

Answer: Keri

It was the same girl he was smitten with in the nunnery. Keri was picking flowers in the woods when they met.

12. Merlin stops the act of love out of respect for his mother's memory.

Answer: False

Merlin stops making love to Keri because he is concerned about his magic.

13. Who does Merlin see sneaking into Uther's tent late at night?

Answer: Keri

Keri had followed Merlin to camp and snuck into Uther's tent. Uther being the womanizer that he is, no one need guess what they were up to.

14. What did Merlin prophecy for Ambrosius?

Answer: His death

Merlin spoke of Ambrosius's death, but he also spoke of the great king that would follow in Ambrosius's footsteps, Arthur.

15. Who was crowned King at the end of this book?

Answer: Uther

The end of this book says that Uther was crowned King. The next book goes into this in more detail.

Source: Author savannahjan

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