This is the moment at which the students reach their deepest point of the journey, and is where they face their assessments.

Stage viii) The hero endures the supreme ORDEAL

Diagnostic questions for stage viii):

• What is the ordeal designed to test? What kind of skills, abilities and knowledge are being assessed?
• How does this assessment relate to the learning outcomes?
  How does this assessment relate to the learning activities that led up to it (see stage vii)?
• What form does the ordeal take? Is this the most appropriate way to test the desired knowledge and abilities?