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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 11-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?
(a) That they are crucial for each other's success.
(b) That they made a promise to the Gods that they would never try it.
(c) That they cannot because it creates too many problems.
(d) That they traditionally have not.

2. Which two people in Eire does Merlyn have an instant aversion to?
(a) Two nameless servants.
(b) Mungo and Finn.
(c) Athol and his wife.
(d) Arthur's nanny and tutor.

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

4. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?
(a) He is too depressed to even notice it.
(b) He thinks it's nice but that it will never match that of Rome.
(c) He is overwhelmed by it.
(d) It just makes him miss home even more.

5. Why are Merlyn and his men putting on a cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) They are trying to build friendship and this is how they do it.
(b) They are required to do so by law.
(c) They requested one.
(d) They are trying to show off how powerful they are.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "The Saxon Shore" originally published?

3. Who wants to join Donuil and Merlyn on their trip to Eire?

4. Where is Merlyn stabbed after the funeral in Chapter 8?

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

(see the answer key)

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