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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 28-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Sending out messengers about his attack.
(b) Planning his escape.
(c) Writing a love letter to Ludmilla.
(d) Pretending to sleep.

2. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?
(a) They have only done the minimum required to keep him alive.
(b) Very well.
(c) Very badly.
(d) Some have been really nice but most have been pretty mean.

3. How old is Merlyn in the Prologue?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

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

5. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
(a) That they traditionally have not.
(b) That they cannot because it creates too many problems.
(c) That they made a promise to the Gods that they would never try it.
(d) That they are crucial for each other's success.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Merlyn often try to avoid his dreams?

3. How far away from a family farm is Ambrose when he hears someone coming?

4. What kind of weapons do Dergyll and his men have?

5. Who challenges Merlyn to a shooting contest in Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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