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

2. Who gives the death blow to the animal that interrupts the cavalry show for Athol and his men?
(a) Athol.
(b) Sheelagh.
(c) Merlyn.
(d) Donuil.

3. What does Donuil suggest he and Merlyn bring as gifts to his father back in Eire?
(a) Roses.
(b) Mead.
(c) Candles.
(d) Honey.

4. What wild animal prevents the beginning of the calvary show for Athol?
(a) A boar.
(b) A enormous snake.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What important thing(s) do Donuil, Merlyn, and Athol discuss in Athol's tent.

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

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

4. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?

5. What town does Merlyn consider home?

(see the answer key)

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