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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. Where is Merlyn sleeping with Arthur when Chapter 1 opens?
(a) In the bottom of a boat.
(b) In the top room of a small inn.
(c) In the bottom of a cave.
(d) In the bottom of a house, in the basement.

2. 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 loses his temper but no one can figure out why.
(d) He is very rude to him.

3. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
(a) That they cannot because it creates too many problems.
(b) That they traditionally have not.
(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.

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

5. What does Merlyn tell Ambrose about his ascent to power in Chapter 7?
(a) That he must cede the thrown to Arthur.
(b) That he will be second-in-command as soon as he is ready.
(c) That he is King now even though he doesn't want it.
(d) That it is time to move from a monarchy to a democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Merlyn tell Ambrose that Arthur could become High King?

2. How old is Merlyn in the Prologue?

3. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do second?

4. Who does Merlyn think killed Uther?

5. What wild animal prevents the beginning of the calvary show for Athol?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does King Athol do to Finn when he learns that he has been rude to Merlyn?

2. What is the history of Excalibur as described in Chapter 4?

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

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

5. What is Merlyn's main mission as described in the Prologue in "The Saxon Shore"?

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

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

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

9. Why is Ludmilla familiar to Merlyn when they meet in Chapter 3?

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

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