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

3. What do the men do with the wild animal that attacks them in Chapter 11?
(a) Prepare a feast with it.
(b) Catch it so they can sell it to the circus.
(c) Kill it out of mercy and then leave it for the other animals.
(d) Shoot it so it is injured and will die, but then move on.

4. What astounds everyone about Merlyn and Ambrose?
(a) That the have the same birthday.
(b) That they have the exact same wounds -- but from different battles.
(c) How deep their hatred is for each other.
(d) How much they look alike.

5. What does Peter Ironhair do for a living?
(a) He's a lawyer.
(b) He's an ironsmith.
(c) He's a farmer.
(d) He's some kind of banker.

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

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

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

9. Who is Athol?
(a) Dedalus' brother.
(b) The king in Eire.
(c) Arthur's wet nurse.
(d) Merlyn's confidant.

10. For whom do Merlyn and Ambrose plan an elaborate funeral in Chapter 8?
(a) Popilius.
(b) Donuil.
(c) Arthur's wet nurse.
(d) Merlyn's aunt.

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

12. In what perspective is "The Saxon Shore" written?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

13. When does Merlyn tell Ambrose that Arthur could become High King?
(a) When they are both drunk, which was a mistake.
(b) When they are examining Excalibur.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) When they are deep in the woods, where no one can hear.

14. How does Athol react to the gifts Merlyn and Donuil bring?
(a) He is amazed.
(b) He is so humbled by them, he weeps.
(c) He is furious because he sees them as godly.
(d) He doesn't really understand them, actually.

15. What is the name of Connor's sister?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Ygraine.
(c) Yehova.
(d) Joanne.