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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What piece of history does Merlin teach Arthur and his companion at the chapel?
2. On what day does Merlin's horse throw a shoe, forcing Merlin to stop taking the path the Old Ones had shown him?
3. What does Uther reveal to Merlin about his injury?
4. What is inscribed on the temple altar in the Temple of Mithras?
5. When is Arthur born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ector tell Merlin of the other royal families in the area? Why are their activities important?
2. What does Ralf tell Merlin about the riders who attacked him on his way to Merlin's to deliver a letter?
3. What does the term "Flood Year" refer to? Why is it important to the story?
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. Why does Merlin hide himself away in his cave for three months after returning to Bryn Myrddin?
6. What are some of the extraordinary qualities attributed to Merlin? How many, if any, of them are true? What is the truth about Merlin?
7. Merlin admits to the reader for the first time since the story began that he is apprehensive about meeting with the queen. Why?
8. What does Uther reveal to Merlin about his injury? How does this effect his concern for Arthur?
9. The spring after Arthur's twelfth birthday brings the rumblings of war to England. What happens?
10. What plan do Merlin and Ygraine develop for Arthur after his birth? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Merlin solve the problem of Morgause? Does the author give any indication that this problem will come back to haunt Arthur?
Essay Topic 2
What is the truth behind the injury Uther received during a skirmish with the Saxons? Why has it made Uther question his future and Arthur?
Essay Topic 3
Putting aside the more magical aspects of Arthur's trip to the throne, there are a lot of politics at work within this story. Create a summary of those politics. Name the players and what they stand to gain or lose.
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