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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Merlyn sleeping with Arthur when Chapter 1 opens?
(a) In the bottom of a house, in the basement.
(b) In the bottom of a cave.
(c) In the bottom of a boat.
(d) In the top room of a small inn.

2. What town does Merlyn consider home?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Cummingsburg.
(c) Canchester.
(d) Camulod.

3. Why is Merlyn considering celibacy?
(a) So he can focus his energy on raising Arthur.
(b) So he can stop being so distracted by women.
(c) Because he could never love someone as much as he loved his wife.
(d) So he doesn't have to worry about a woman stealing his money.

4. What advice does Sheelagh give Donuil when the search party is unable to find the missing man?
(a) To get back out there and try again.
(b) To consider the fact that he was a spy who ran away.
(c) To just accept the fact that he is dead.
(d) To listen to his intuition.

5. What kind of romantic relationships make Merlyn uncomfortable in the beginning of "The Saxon Shore"?
(a) Heterosexual relationships.
(b) Any romantic relationships at all.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Anything other than heterosexual relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do second?

2. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?

3. What does Merlyn tell Ambrose about his ascent to power in Chapter 7?

4. Why is Merlyn able to communicate so quickly with his captors in Chapter 1?

5. What do Connor and Merlyn talk about when the first converse together?

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