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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?
(a) Some have been really nice but most have been pretty mean.
(b) Very badly.
(c) Very well.
(d) They have only done the minimum required to keep him alive.

2. Why are Merlyn and his men nervous about the planned cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) They don't want to seem as showing off too much.
(b) The horses spook easily in the new land.
(c) Their horses are hungry and not acting right.
(d) They don't have their usual amount of horses and riders.

3. What important thing(s) do Donuil, Merlyn, and Athol discuss in Athol's tent.
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Warfare and cavalry.
(c) That the king's daughter has been killed.
(d) The importance of Arthur.

4. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
(a) That they made a promise to the Gods that they would never try it.
(b) That they traditionally have not.
(c) That they cannot because it creates too many problems.
(d) That they are crucial for each other's success.

5. Who is Mungo?
(a) King Athol's adviser.
(b) A beautiful woman who enchants Merlyn.
(c) Arthur's young cousin.
(d) Arthur's new friend in Eire.

6. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do first?
(a) Attack the crowds.
(b) Eat a baby.
(c) Kill a man.
(d) Stand up straight and scare everyone to pieces.

7. What does Lucius Varo do for a living?
(a) He's an ironsmith.
(b) He's some kind of banker.
(c) He's a farmer.
(d) He's a lawyer.

8. In what perspective is "The Saxon Shore" written?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

9. What item from the animal in Chapter 11 does Dedalus keep?
(a) A footprint in the mud that later dried.
(b) A patch of fur.
(c) The beast's spiraled tusks.
(d) A piece of tail.

10. How does the group first see Eire in Chapter 11?
(a) Through burning-bright sunlight.
(b) Through the darkness.
(c) Through the fog.
(d) Through the rain.

11. What does Merlyn suspect Uther of doing?
(a) Killing Arthur's sister.
(b) Killing Merlyn's beloved wife.
(c) Killing Merlyn's daughter.
(d) Killing Arthur's mother.

12. Who does Merlyn suspect is behind his stabbing?
(a) Popilius.
(b) Ironhair.
(c) Donuil.
(d) Ambrose.

13. What does Merlyn tell Ambrose about his ascent to power in Chapter 7?
(a) That he must cede the thrown to Arthur.
(b) That he will be second-in-command as soon as he is ready.
(c) That it is time to move from a monarchy to a democracy.
(d) That he is King now even though he doesn't want it.

14. Who sends a group of men to attack Merlyn and his group at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Donuil's father; he wanted to make sure he was okay.
(b) No one; this is a trick question, since there is no attack in Chapter 10.
(c) No one is sure but they were very strong.
(d) Ironhair's men.

15. Why is Merlyn able to communicate so quickly with his captors in Chapter 1?
(a) They all speak English.
(b) He knows sign language.
(c) He realizes he speaks their language.
(d) Because he's a sorcerer he can understand everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merlyn wear to the second meeting of the Council?

2. Who is Donuil?

3. How many days after his stabbing does Merlyn finally leave for Eire?

4. Where is Merlyn stabbed after the funeral in Chapter 8?

5. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?

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