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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: "Tribune Placidus".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Cottia's father doing when he was killed?
(a) Battling the Celts.
(b) Hunting boar.
(c) Sailing a ship.
(d) Breaking a horse.

2. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Stephanos.
(d) Herpinius.

3. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Centurion Paulus.
(d) Centurion Esca.

4. What is the name of Cottia's nurse?
(a) Narcissa.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Valaria.
(d) Sassticca.

5. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) The study.
(b) The storeroom.
(c) Cottia's house.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?

2. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?

3. In how many days' time does Placidus say he will board the galley in Chapter 9?

4. What kind of spirit does Galarius bring for Marcus to drink after his surgery in Chapter 8?

5. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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