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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who made Excalibur?
(a) Arthur himself.
(b) Merlyn's uncle.
(c) The local blacksmith.
(d) Merlyn's aunt.
2. How does Merlyn's aunt respond when he tells her about Arthur's destiny?
(a) She doesn't believe his tall tales.
(b) She is jealous.
(c) She is very proud.
(d) She is frightened.
3. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do second?
(a) Kill a man.
(b) Attack the crowds.
(c) Eat a baby.
(d) Stand up straight and scare everyone to pieces.
4. What does Merlyn dream about the night after he visits the leper colony?
(a) That his wife comes back but now has leprosy.
(b) That he sees his own leprous image in a mirror.
(c) That someone burns down the leper colony.
(d) That Arthur will get leprosy one day.
5. How does Athol feel when Donuil returns to Eire?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Very happy.
(d) Betrayed.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Donuil suggest he and Merlyn bring as gifts to his father back in Eire?
2. Where does Ambrose tell Merlyn he plans to stay in Chapter 6?
3. When Ambrose and Ludmilla come to check on Merlyn after he is stabbed, what is he doing when they think he is sleeping?
4. What important thing(s) do Donuil, Merlyn, and Athol discuss in Athol's tent.
5. What do the men do with the wild animal that attacks them in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Merlyn believe that Arthur's destiny is?
2. What does King Athol do to Finn when he learns that he has been rude to Merlyn?
3. What is Merlyn's main mission as described in the Prologue in "The Saxon Shore"?
4. What does Merlyn tell his captors about how he came across the baby Arthur?
5. When Merlyn and his men arrive in Eire, how do they decide to proceed north?
6. What happens when Ironhair blocks Merlyn's way in Chapter 6?
7. What does Merlyn come to realize his flying dream in Chapter 8 is actually about?
8. Why is Ludmilla familiar to Merlyn when they meet in Chapter 3?
9. Why does Ambrose think that Merlyn knows about his relationship with Ludmilla?
10. What is the history of Excalibur as described in Chapter 4?
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