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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. What does Athol agree to in regard to Arthur?
(a) Surrender his lands when the time comes for Arthur to be king.
(b) Keep his identity a secret from Donuil.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Protect him and that Merlyn is the one to train him.

2. Who is Athol's daughter?
(a) Merlyn's deceased wife.
(b) Donuil's aunt.
(c) Dedalus's secret lover.
(d) Arthur's mother.

3. Who made Excalibur?
(a) The local blacksmith.
(b) Merlyn's uncle.
(c) Arthur himself.
(d) Merlyn's aunt.

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

5. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?
(a) With silent horror.
(b) This is a trick question; Athol doesn't have leprosy.
(c) With disgust.
(d) With understanding and compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What astounds everyone about Merlyn and Ambrose?

2. Why does Merlyn get angry with Donuil when he goes hunting by himself in Chapter 10?

3. Who gives the death blow to the animal that interrupts the cavalry show for Athol and his men?

4. During the conversation about Merlyn possibly being a sorcerer in Chapter 9, what does Merlyn admit to Ambrose?

5. What wild animal attacks the group in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merlyn believe that Arthur's destiny is?

2. What happens when Ironhair blocks Merlyn's way in Chapter 6?

3. How does Merlyn first interpret his dream in which he is flying right before he and his men are supposed to leave for Eire?

4. What prevents Merlyn from realizing that he is not, in fact, alone when he goes to visit a secret vale in Chapter 6?

5. What impression does Merlyn have of the leper colony after he leaves?

6. What happens when a wild bear attacks the crowd just as Merlyn and his men are preparing for their cavalry display?

7. How do the men of Eire react to the size of the boar tusks that Dedalus shows them in Chapter 12?

8. What happens between Merlyn and Finn when they first meet?

9. When Merlyn and his men arrive in Eire, how do they decide to proceed north?

10. Why does Merlyn come to realize that he was wrong in calling the Outlanders barbarians?

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