4. to provide helpful guidance
5. to change into someone else
from ,begin bold,The History of Tom Thumb,end bold,
paragraph 1,In the days of the great Prince Arthur, there lived a mighty magician, called Merlin, the most learned and skillful enchanter the world has ever seen.
paragraph 2,This famous magician, who could take any form he pleased, was travelling about as a poor beggar, and being very tired, he stopped at the cottage of a ploughman to rest himself, and asked for some food. . . .
paragraph 3,Merlin was much pleased with the kindness of the ploughman and his wife; but he could not help noticing that though everything was neat and comfortable in the cottage, they seemed both to be very unhappy. He therefore asked them why they were so melancholy, and learned that they were miserable because they had no children.
paragraph 4,The poor woman said, with tears in her eyes: "I should be the happiest creature in the world if I had a son; although he was no bigger than my husband's thumb, I would be satisfied."
paragraph 5,Merlin was so much amused with the idea of a boy no bigger than a man's thumb, that he determined to grant the poor woman's wish. Accordingly, in a short time after, the ploughman's wife had a son.
(from "The History of Tom Thumb" from ,begin underline,English Fairy Tales,end underline,, collected by Joseph Jacobs)
Question
In the legends of King Arthur, Merlin was advisor to the king as well as a sorcerer who could appear or disappear, disguise himself, and see the past and the future.
Select ,begin emphasis,two,end emphasis, ways "The History of Tom Thumb" uses the character of Merlin from Arthurian legend.
Answer options with 5 options
1.
to predict future events
2.
to vanish all of a sudden
3.
to carry out acts of magic
4.
to provide helpful guidance
5.
to change into someone else
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