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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 is Uther?
(a) Merlyn's cousin.
(b) Yvonne's cousin.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Sheelagh's cousin.
2. Why is Merlyn considering celibacy?
(a) So he can stop being so distracted by women.
(b) So he can focus his energy on raising Arthur.
(c) Because he could never love someone as much as he loved his wife.
(d) So he doesn't have to worry about a woman stealing his money.
3. What wild animal attacks the group in Chapter 11?
(a) An unruly alligator.
(b) An injured bear.
(c) An enraged boar.
(d) A ferocious cougar of some kind.
4. How does the group first see Eire in Chapter 11?
(a) Through burning-bright sunlight.
(b) Through the fog.
(c) Through the rain.
(d) Through the darkness.
5. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?
(a) He is overwhelmed by it.
(b) He thinks it's nice but that it will never match that of Rome.
(c) He is too depressed to even notice it.
(d) It just makes him miss home even more.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?
2. What does Athol agree to in regard to Arthur?
3. How does Merlyn spend the day after the day he talks to Lucanus about being celibate in Chapter 6?
4. Who sends a group of men to attack Merlyn and his group at the end of Chapter 10?
5. What kind of life does Lucanus live?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Merlyn tell the Council about his return in Chapter 4?
2. What is problematic about Merlyn's decision to bring horses as a gift to Donuil's father?
3. What impression does Merlyn have of the leper colony after he leaves?
4. What does King Athol do to Finn when he learns that he has been rude to Merlyn?
5. What does Merlyn imagine the leper colony to be like before he arrives?
6. What happens when Ironhair blocks Merlyn's way in Chapter 6?
7. What does Merlyn tell his captors about how he came across the baby Arthur?
8. Why does Ambrose decide to stay in Camulod in Chapter 6?
9. What happens between Merlyn and Finn when they first meet?
10. Why does Merlyn remove the ring from around baby Arthur's neck in Chapter 1?
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