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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 19-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Popilius?
(a) A senior soldier in Camulod.
(b) A man who tries to kidnap Arthur.
(c) A man who tries to assassinate Merlyn.
(d) Merlyn's father.

3. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?
(a) A tooth from a boar his uncle killed.
(b) A golden signet ring.
(c) A piece of lace from his mother, the queen.
(d) A necklace with a key.

4. What kind of feeling does Merlyn have as he and his people depart Eire?
(a) A sense of relief.
(b) A sense of foreboding.
(c) A sense of sadness.
(d) A sense of joy.

5. What does Merlyn tell Ambrose about his ascent to power in Chapter 7?
(a) That he must cede the thrown to Arthur.
(b) That he is King now even though he doesn't want it.
(c) That he will be second-in-command as soon as he is ready.
(d) That it is time to move from a monarchy to a democracy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sheelagh remind Merlyn of?

3. What had happened to the man who went missing from Eire in Chapter 16?

4. What item from the animal in Chapter 11 does Dedalus keep?

5. Who is Mungo?

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