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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 accompanies Merlin after he takes Arthur from the castle?
(a) Ralf.
(b) No one.
(c) Branwen and Ralf.
(d) Branwen.
2. Who is suspected of helping Saxon prisoners escape British capture?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Cador.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Lot.
3. Who was previously Merlin's nurse when Merlin was a boy?
(a) Ygraine.
(b) Brand.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Moravik.
4. What is the first thing Uther asks Merlin once they are alone in his chambers?
(a) How his cousin is raising Arthur.
(b) Why he has lied to him about Arthur's whereabouts.
(c) Why Merlin visited his wife years ago.
(d) How Arthur is doing.
5. Where does Merlin plan to tell the king's soldiers they are coming from?
(a) Bryn Marddin.
(b) Maridunum.
(c) Tintagel.
(d) Caerleon.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the son of Ban of Benoic?
2. What is the forest chapel now called?
3. What direction does Merlin set off in after sending Ralf off with the request regarding Uther's unborn child?
4. How does Merlin convince the hillsmen that he is the enchanter?
5. What does Arthur bring Merlin the day after Arthur meets him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Merlin hide himself away in his cave for three months after returning to Bryn Myrddin?
2. How does Merlin come to know the Old Ones in the forest?
3. The spring after Arthur's twelfth birthday brings the rumblings of war to England. What happens?
4. How does Merlin realize that the king's soldiers are closer than he thought? What does he plan to tell the soldiers when he and Ralf are found?
5. What dream does Merlin have while traveling to the glass blower's hut in the forest? What is its significance?
6. What parts of Arthur's upbringing do Merlin and Uther agree on? What parts do they not agree on? What is Merlin's solution to the problem?
7. Why are the people concerned and apprehensive about Uther's health? Is it more than just concern for their king?
8. How does Arthur finally meet Merlin? How does Merlin recognize the boy?
9. Four men come to visit Merlin at Bryn Myrddin, claiming they are sent by King Uther. Merlin knows that this is not true. How does he know?
10. What plan do Merlin and Ygraine develop for Arthur after his birth? Why?
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