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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In describing the fight against the Red Crests in Chapter 15, the Chieftan's grandfather says that his tribe brought the enemy to bay in the bog country north of what place?
(a) The Catuvellauni.
(b) The Green Pasture.
(c) The Three Hills.
(d) The Red Mountain.

2. Where does Marcus get hit by a probing spear in Chapter 18?
(a) In his leg.
(b) In his neck.
(c) In his shoulder.
(d) In his foot.

3. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?
(a) Marsh ophthalmia.
(b) Retinopathy.
(c) Macular degeneration.
(d) Glaucoma.

4. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 11 as smelling like honey?
(a) Apple trees.
(b) Rowan trees.
(c) Cherry trees.
(d) Maple trees.

5. Whose image is displayed on the sesterce of Marcus's in Chapter 12?
(a) Domitian's.
(b) Beppo's.
(c) Perseus's.
(d) Zeus's.

6. What animal is the hunting party that Marcus encounters bringing back to their village in Chapter 14?
(a) A deer.
(b) An elk.
(c) A boar.
(d) A goat.

7. What word from Chapter 14 refers to honey mead made by the Celtic Druids?
(a) Vocci.
(b) Palernum.
(c) Metheglin.
(d) Alerno.

8. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?
(a) The warriors.
(b) The lords.
(c) The women.
(d) The men.

9. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?
(a) Esca's illness is highly contagious and deadly.
(b) Marcus will be calling in surgeons to attend to Esca.
(c) Esca needs peace and quiet.
(d) Marcus must perform powerful magic to heal Esca.

10. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?
(a) Marriage.
(b) His father's reputation.
(c) His brother's reputation.
(d) A wealth of money.

11. What loch do Marcus and the others pass in Chapter 14?
(a) The Loch Ness.
(b) The Loch of Icy Water.
(c) The Loch of Many Islets.
(d) The Loch of the Celts.

12. What song does the stranger with the deer sing when he approaches Marcus and Esca in Chapter 12?
(a) "The Long Journey in the Night."
(b) "The Flowers of Tarstevere."
(c) "The Girl I Kissed at Closium."
(d) "Arms to Caesar."

13. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?
(a) Pilum's barn.
(b) Tantus's cellar.
(c) Conn's cow-byre.
(d) Beppo's chicken shed.

14. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Beppo.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Dergdian.

15. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?
(a) A starling.
(b) A raven.
(c) A dove.
(d) A chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Esca's full name?

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

3. What is the purpose of the red coral bead that is adorned about the neck of the baby in Chapter 13?

4. What false name does Marcus give to the guards at the North Gate in Chapter 11?

5. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?

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