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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Lutorius.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Ethyne.

2. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?
(a) Four to five days.
(b) Two to three days.
(c) Five to six days.
(d) Nine to ten days.

3. When does the narrator say is always the time to look for trouble in Chapter 2?
(a) A good harvest.
(b) A long rain.
(c) A sun festival.
(d) A bad harvest.

4. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?
(a) About 50.
(b) About 30.
(c) Over 100.
(d) Over 80.

5. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?
(a) Valaria.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Mina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?

2. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. 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)?

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