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

3. What does Merlyn say in response to Ambrose's assertions that Merlyn is a sorcerer?
(a) That he is but Ambrose needs to be more quiet about it.
(b) That such ideas are ridiculous.
(c) That he is sometimes and not others.
(d) That he isn't yet but he's very close to passing his test.

4. What item from the animal in Chapter 11 does Dedalus keep?
(a) A piece of tail.
(b) A patch of fur.
(c) A footprint in the mud that later dried.
(d) The beast's spiraled tusks.

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

6. How does Fin react to Merlyn when they first meet?
(a) He is very rude to him.
(b) Like he has known him forever.
(c) Like he knows he is a spy.
(d) He loses his temper but no one can figure out why.

7. What kind of description does Athol want from Merlyn in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) A description of the future as Merlyn sees it in his dreams.
(b) A description of the kind of woman his daughter had become.
(c) A description of the lands between Camulod and Glevum.
(d) A description of how horrible the leper colony was.

8. What is little Arthur heir to?
(a) Pendragon.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Camulod.

9. Who sends a group of men to attack Merlyn and his group at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) No one is sure but they were very strong.
(b) Donuil's father; he wanted to make sure he was okay.
(c) Ironhair's men.
(d) No one; this is a trick question, since there is no attack in Chapter 10.

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

11. What kind of life does Lucanus live?
(a) A life of silence.
(b) A celibate life.
(c) A life of poverty.
(d) A life of indulgence and gluttony.

12. What does Merlyn feel when he gives Ambrose and Ludmilla his blessing over their relationship?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Joy.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Anger.

13. Why are Merlyn and his men nervous about the planned cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) They don't have their usual amount of horses and riders.
(b) Their horses are hungry and not acting right.
(c) They don't want to seem as showing off too much.
(d) The horses spook easily in the new land.

14. When Ambrose and Ludmilla come to check on Merlyn after he is stabbed, what is he doing when they think he is sleeping?
(a) Writing a love letter to Ludmilla.
(b) Pretending to sleep.
(c) Planning his escape.
(d) Sending out messengers about his attack.

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