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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "Esca".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in Chapter 6 refers to an ancient Roman coin that equals one quarter of a denarius?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Dinar.
(c) Denari.
(d) Sesterce.

2. Who is the cook at Uncle Aquila's home?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Lutorius.
(c) Sassticca.
(d) Typhon.

3. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(b) Centurion Herpinius.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Drusillus.

4. Where was Uncle Aquila when his time fell due for parting with the Eagles?
(a) China.
(b) Roman Britain.
(c) Judaea.
(d) Egypt.

5. What is Cradoc's profession?
(a) He is a bounty hunter.
(b) He is a baker and a money-lender.
(c) He is a jailer.
(d) He is a hunter and horse-dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?

2. Who is referred to in Chapter 4 as "A most efficient officer ... with the air of a grey-headed Legate" (52)?

3. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?

4. What term refers to the elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army whose members serve as personal bodyguards to officials such as generals or governors?

5. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

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