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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merlin injure when he falls from his horse on a sunny day?
(a) His arm.
(b) His hand.
(c) His leg.
(d) His foot.

2. Where does Uther suggest Arthur be taken once born?
(a) The Court of King Lot of Lothian.
(b) Merlin should take him to Bryn Myrddin.
(c) The Court of King Budec of Brittany.
(d) The Court of Duke Gorlois.

3. Who is tending to Merlin after he is injured falling from his horse?
(a) A young goatherd.
(b) A farmer's wife.
(c) A well attendant.
(d) A young black smith.

4. Why has Uther summoned Merlin to his camp, and why does he want to speak with Merlin?
(a) About his enemies.
(b) About his wife.
(c) About his rule and his future.
(d) About his unborn child.

5. How many days does it take for Merlin to find a formula that may help Uther's injury?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Merlin tell Ralf he must be loyal to?

2. Whose eyes does Merlin believe Arthur has?

3. Who does Merlin find fighting off three men on horseback?

4. What color horse does Merlin see a nine-year-old boy riding toward the chapel?

5. When does Ralf take Arthur to Count Ector?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Merlin plan to take over the Chapel of the Green himself after the old hermit dies?

2. What does Ector tell Merlin of the other royal families in the area? Why are their activities important?

3. Why does the hermit at the Chapel of the Green feel comfortable telling Merlin about the story of Macsen's sword?

4. Why are the people concerned and apprehensive about Uther's health? Is it more than just concern for their king?

5. What parts of Arthur's upbringing do Merlin and Uther agree on? What parts do they not agree on? What is Merlin's solution to the problem?

6. What story does Merlin tell the young goat herd who is caring for him after he injures his hand? Why does he tell him the story?

7. What is the significance of the star that shines the night that Arthur is born and the night he leaves the castle?

8. The spring after Arthur's twelfth birthday brings the rumblings of war to England. What happens?

9. What does the term "Flood Year" refer to? Why is it important to the story?

10. What does Ralf tell Merlin about the riders who attacked him on his way to Merlin's to deliver a letter?

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