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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "The Waters of Lethe".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Guern's wife?
(a) Narcissa.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Valaria.
(d) Murna.

2. 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 Pilus Prior.
(c) Centurion Herpinius.
(d) Centurion Drusillus.

3. What word from the novel refers to an open-roofed central court in an ancient Roman home?
(a) Atrium.
(b) Foyer.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Pilum.

4. What has the Chieftan's family been putting on their son's eyes in Chapter 14?
(a) Aloe vera.
(b) Deer lard.
(c) Herbena.
(d) Toad's fat.

5. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?

2. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?

3. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?

4. What does the narrator describe Marcus's wolf cub hunting in Chapter 7?

5. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?

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