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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. Where does Merlin go after leaving Arthur and Ralf?
(a) Massilia.
(b) Tintagel.
(c) Rome.
(d) Corinth.
2. What is Merlin's proper name?
(a) Myrddin Emrys.
(b) Merlin Emrys.
(c) Emrys Ambrosius.
(d) Bryn Myrddin.
3. What family does Arthur belong to?
(a) None of these.
(b) The Pendragons.
(c) The Emrys.
(d) The Lothians.
4. Why has Uther summoned Merlin to his camp, and why does he want to speak with Merlin?
(a) About his unborn child.
(b) About his rule and his future.
(c) About his enemies.
(d) About his wife.
5. Where does Uther suggest Arthur be taken once born?
(a) The Court of King Budec of Brittany.
(b) The Court of King Lot of Lothian.
(c) The Court of Duke Gorlois.
(d) Merlin should take him to Bryn Myrddin.
Short Answer Questions
1. When do Merlin and Ralf return to Bryn Myrddin?
2. What profession does Merlin assume when they are waiting at the inn to go to the castle?
3. What drug is Merlin given to provide him some comfort after hurting his hand?
4. What does Merlin learn upon arriving back in Britain?
5. How does Merlin know that someone has recently been in the forest chapel where the holy man lives?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Arthur finally meet Merlin? How does Merlin recognize the boy?
2. Why are the people concerned and apprehensive about Uther's health? Is it more than just concern for their king?
3. What does Uther reveal to Merlin about his injury? How does this effect his concern for Arthur?
4. Merlin meets Morgause, Uther's illegitimate daughter, after developing a medicine for the ailing Uther. What are Merlin's impressions of Morgause? Does the author give any indication that there is more to Morgause than is being revealed?
5. Merlin admits to the reader for the first time since the story began that he is apprehensive about meeting with the queen. Why?
6. What does the term "Flood Year" refer to? Why is it important to the story?
7. What are some of the extraordinary qualities attributed to Merlin? How many, if any, of them are true? What is the truth about Merlin?
8. What is the significance of the star that shines the night that Arthur is born and the night he leaves the castle?
9. What plan do Merlin and Ygraine develop for Arthur after his birth? Why?
10. How does Merlin realize that the king's soldiers are closer than he thought? What does he plan to tell the soldiers when he and Ralf are found?
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