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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Cornwall: Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what solidifies to Merlyn that he knows his captors?
(a) An image on the mast.
(b) His intuition.
(c) A dream.
(d) A scar he sees on one of the men's faces.

2. What does Merlyn suspect Uther of doing?
(a) Killing Merlyn's daughter.
(b) Killing Arthur's sister.
(c) Killing Arthur's mother.
(d) Killing Merlyn's beloved wife.

3. In what perspective is "The Saxon Shore" written?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

4. Who made Excalibur?
(a) The local blacksmith.
(b) Arthur himself.
(c) Merlyn's aunt.
(d) Merlyn's uncle.

5. Who is Lucanus?
(a) A woman Merlyn's mother hopes he will marry.
(b) Merlyn's son.
(c) Merlyn's sworn enemy.
(d) Merlyn's friend and a physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Merlyn sleeping with Arthur when Chapter 1 opens?

2. What does Donuil suggest he and Merlyn bring as gifts to his father back in Eire?

3. Why is Merlyn considering celibacy?

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

5. When was "The Saxon Shore" originally published?

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