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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. How does Merlyn react to Lucanus's request that he visit the leper colony?
(a) It's fine since they were going there anyway.
(b) He decides it's just too risky.
(c) Lucanus can go but Merlyn will stay far away.
(d) He is uneasy but agrees to do it.

2. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
(a) That they traditionally have not.
(b) That they cannot because it creates too many problems.
(c) That they made a promise to the Gods that they would never try it.
(d) That they are crucial for each other's success.

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

4. Where is Merlyn stabbed after the funeral in Chapter 8?
(a) The crowded bathhouse.
(b) Behind the church.
(c) On a quiet road, walking home.
(d) In his own home.

5. When was "The Saxon Shore" originally published?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What town does Merlyn consider home?

3. Who is Ambrose?

4. How does Merlyn's aunt react when she sees him in Chapter 4?

5. When does Merlyn tell Ambrose that Arthur could become High King?

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