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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 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) "Holy war."
(b) "Global war."
(c) "Direct-contact war."
(d) "War of revenge."

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Scythe.
(b) Pilum.
(c) Arbetum.
(d) Chariot.

3. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(b) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(c) The History of Siege Warfare.
(d) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.

4. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Stray dogs.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Stray cattle.

5. Where has Uncle Aquila invited Marcus to spend his leave with him in Chapter 1?
(a) Calleva.
(b) Clusium.
(c) Durinum.
(d) Isca.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's old Greek body-slave?

4. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?

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

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