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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Marcus's surgery in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

2. How long does Claudius Hieronimianus say it has been since he left the Fretensis in Chapter 10?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. Who is the cook at Uncle Aquila's home?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Sassticca.

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

5. 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?
(a) The First Senate Guard.
(b) The Garden Guard.
(c) The First Cohort of the Hispania.
(d) The Praetorian Guard.

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

7. What shapes on the shield-boss does Esca say expresses the nature of his people in Chapter 7?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Zig-zags.
(c) Straight lines.
(d) Curves.

8. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

9. What is Cradoc's profession?
(a) He is a hunter and horse-dealer.
(b) He is a jailer.
(c) He is a baker and a money-lender.
(d) He is a bounty hunter.

10. What shocks Placidus about Marcus in Chapter 9?
(a) He is shocked to learn he was a Centurion.
(b) He is shocked that Marcus has not married.
(c) He is shocked to learn that he is related to the emperor.
(d) He is shocked that Marcus is alive.

11. Where was Uncle Aquila when his time fell due for parting with the Eagles?
(a) Egypt.
(b) China.
(c) Roman Britain.
(d) Judaea.

12. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Herpinius.
(d) Beppo.

13. What does Cottia do to Stephanos in the courtyard in Chapter 8?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She pinches him.
(c) She kicks him.
(d) She bites him.

14. How long does Uncle Aquila say it has been since he has been to Eburacum in Chapter 10?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 16 years.

15. What is the name of the family dog that Marcus describes at his family's farm in Chapter 8?
(a) Argos.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Tartarus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

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

3. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?

4. What does Uncle Aquila say he used to hunt with Rufrius Galarius in Chapter 8?

5. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?

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