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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. What does Merlyn wear to the second meeting of the Council?
(a) His finest business suit.
(b) Garb denoting his status.
(c) Rags.
(d) Nothing; he wants to shock them.

2. What kind of life does Lucanus live?
(a) A life of indulgence and gluttony.
(b) A life of silence.
(c) A celibate life.
(d) A life of poverty.

3. 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 listen to his intuition.
(d) To just accept the fact that he is dead.

4. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?
(a) With silent horror.
(b) With disgust.
(c) This is a trick question; Athol doesn't have leprosy.
(d) With understanding and compassion.

5. What does Lucanus tell Merlyn he should fear about the lepers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Getting any blood on them.
(c) The curses they put on people.
(d) Touching them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Merlyn in the Prologue?

2. Why is Sheelagh hesitant to share that she has prophetic dreams?

3. What promise does Merlyn make to the dead Uther?

4. Who is behind the surprise attack on Donuil, Merlyn, Athol, and their men in Chapter 16?

5. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?

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