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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 spend the day after the day he talks to Lucanus about being celibate in Chapter 6?
(a) He visits the sick.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) He goes for a ride on his horse.
(d) He inspects the troops.

2. For whom do Merlyn and Ambrose plan an elaborate funeral in Chapter 8?
(a) Popilius.
(b) Arthur's wet nurse.
(c) Merlyn's aunt.
(d) Donuil.

3. Why does Merlyn get angry with Donuil when he goes hunting by himself in Chapter 10?
(a) Because if he didn't come back, Merlyn couldn't get Arthur back.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Because he could have gotten hurt.
(d) Because someone is following them and they could have been attacked.

4. What does Ambrose tell Merlyn his men fight like?
(a) Saxons.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Women.
(d) Barbarians.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Merlyn dream about the night after he visits the leper colony?

3. Who sends a group of men to attack Merlyn and his group at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Where does Ambrose tell Merlyn he plans to stay in Chapter 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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