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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: "The Wild Hunt".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In whose charge does Marcus leave Cub as he sets out on his mission in Chapter 10?
(a) Uncle Aquila.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Stephano.
(d) Cottia.

2. What is an oculist?
(a) A ear doctor.
(b) A palm reader.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) An eye doctor.

3. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?
(a) Centurion
(b) Centurion Esca.
(c) Centurion
(d) Centurion Lutorius.

4. Galarius claims in Chapter 8 that an oculist's craft is one for a follower of whom?
(a) Aesculapius.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Tartarus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 9 means a feeling of unease or embarrassment?

2. What did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?

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

4. What is Marcus's response when Esca asks him in Chapter 8, "Was it as bad as that" (108)?

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

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