1. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Emperor's rank.
(b) Governor's rank.
(c) Senator's rank.
(d) Layman's rank.

2. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?
(a) Aulus.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Esca.
(d) Lutorius.

3. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Drusillus.

4. What kind of war does Centurion Quintus Hilarion say is "ever the most deadly kind, for it recks nothing of consequences" (15) in Chapter 1?
(a) "Direct-contact war."
(b) "Holy war."
(c) "Global war."
(d) "War of revenge."

5. Who is Marcus's successor that is sent in from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is referred to as the father of all ills in Chapter 1?

3. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?

4. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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