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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Cub's collar described?
(a) It is chain-link.
(b) It is bronze-studded.
(c) It is gold-studded.
(d) It is studded with gems.

2. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Lutorius.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Drusillus.
(d) Typhon.

3. 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) Nine to ten days.
(d) Five to six days.

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

5. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's elderly wolf-hound?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Typhon.

6. What does Cottia say her aunt and uncle call her in Chapter 7?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Caron.
(d) Coty.

7. What had Marcus's father just been appointed as on his last departure, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The First Legion of Egypt.
(b) The Sixth Legion of Egypt.
(c) The Praetorian Guard.
(d) First Cohort of the Hispania.

8. Who enters to lead the Legate and Placidus to their quarters in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Pilus Prior.
(d) Stephanos.

9. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Man.
(c) Hell.
(d) Woman.

10. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Esca.

11. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?
(a) Tartarus's.
(b) Marcus's.
(c) Esca's.
(d) Caesar's.

12. What word refers to an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses?
(a) Denarius.
(b) Pence.
(c) Dinar.
(d) Cockle.

13. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. Who was the legendary founder of the Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans in Greek mythology?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Mithras.

15. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Valencia.
(b) Isca.
(c) London.
(d) Essex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What game does "draughts" refer to?

3. What type of design is described on Marcus's dagger sheath in Chapter 7?

4. What does Cottia do to Stephanos in the courtyard in Chapter 8?

5. What city now sits at the location of the historic Eburacum?

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