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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 24-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?
(a) It just makes him miss home even more.
(b) He thinks it's nice but that it will never match that of Rome.
(c) He is too depressed to even notice it.
(d) He is overwhelmed by it.

3. Why are Merlyn and his men nervous about the planned cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) They don't want to seem as showing off too much.
(b) They don't have their usual amount of horses and riders.
(c) The horses spook easily in the new land.
(d) Their horses are hungry and not acting right.

4. Who is Athol's daughter?
(a) Dedalus's secret lover.
(b) Merlyn's deceased wife.
(c) Donuil's aunt.
(d) Arthur's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Dergyll give Merlyn when they first meet?

2. Why does Merlyn get angry with Donuil when he goes hunting by himself in Chapter 10?

3. What does Athol agree to in regard to Arthur?

4. What does Lucanus tell Merlyn he should fear about the lepers?

5. How do Merlyn and his men feel about returning to home soil?

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