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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 11-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Merlyn suspect is behind his stabbing?
(a) Popilius.
(b) Ironhair.
(c) Ambrose.
(d) Donuil.

4. What warning does Merlyn give Ironhair after their confrontation in Chapter 6?
(a) This is a trick question; there is no such confrontation in Chapter 6.
(b) That he will spend the rest of his life in jail for what he did.
(c) That he will one day seek revenge for these actions.
(d) Not to challenge him in the future.

5. What important thing(s) do Donuil, Merlyn, and Athol discuss in Athol's tent.
(a) Warfare and cavalry.
(b) The importance of Arthur.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) That the king's daughter has been killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ambrose and Ludmilla come to check on Merlyn after he is stabbed, what is he doing when they think he is sleeping?

2. Why are Merlyn and his men nervous about the planned cavalry display for Athol and his men?

3. Which two people in Eire does Merlyn have an instant aversion to?

4. What wild animal prevents the beginning of the calvary show for Athol?

5. Where is Merlyn stabbed after the funeral in Chapter 8?

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