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The Eagle of the Ninth | Quiz

Rosemary Sutcliff
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The Eagle of the Ninth | Quiz

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1)

Why are they hunting ? (from Chapter 6 Esca)

To prove who's best with a spear
For meat for the winter
To relieve boredom
The animals have been decimating the local flocks
2)

What does the Legate suggest Marcus do with the Eagle? (from Chapter 20 Valedictory)

That the Eagle stay until the legion is reformed
That the Eagle be buried
That he accompany the Eagle back to Rome
That the Eagle be melted down
3)

Who does Marcus see in the garden when playing with the wolf cub? (from Chapter 7 Two Worlds Meet)

A slender girl of about thirteen peering over the hedge
Tribune Placidus
His uncle
Esca talking to a Britain woman
4)

How did Esca become enslaved? (from Chapter 6 Esca)

He stoled from a Roman legate
He was caught cheating at cards
He killed a Roman horse
The clan rose against their overlords and lost
5)

What does the item in question 82 have on it? (from Chapter 7 Two Worlds Meet)

A Druid symbol
A ship and anchor
A pattern that flows like wind and stars
Two wolves
6)

What has been the result of the surgery Marcus had on his leg? (from Chapter 9 Tribune Placidus)

It's almost like it had never been injured
It's healed now, but twisted and scarred
The pain is gone
The infection is healed
7)

What does the Legate say about the Ninth Legion? (from Chapter 20 Valedictory)

It will be honored in Rome
It will receive another laurel
It will be reformed
It is too disgraced to ever be reformed
8)

What does Marcus consider again to do for work? (from Chapter 21 The Olive-wood Bird)

Becoming an oculist for real
A farmer
Becoming a wealthy man's secretary
A horse breeder
9)

What does Esca do doing the surgery? (from Chapter 8 The Healer with the Knife)

Restrains Cub
Goes on a hunt to get out of the house
Visits with Cottia
Bring hot water and linens and assists the surgeon
10)

What was Cottia's father? (from Chapter 7 Two Worlds Meet)

A warrior of the northern tribe
A hunter of wild bear
A horse breeder of the Iceni
A tribal chieftain
11)

For what purpose is the festival Marcus and Esca attend? (from Chapter 14 The Feast of the New Spears)

For the new moon
For the deer hunt coming up
For a Chieftain wedding
For the boys being initiated into manhood
12)

How does Tribune Servius Placidus act towards Marcus? (from Chapter 9 Tribune Placidus)

Condescending
Like he admired him
Warm and friendly
Like a brother
13)

What does Esca say to Marcus's assertion about the good Rome has done for Britain? (from Chapter 7 Two Worlds Meet)

There was no good
That the price has been too high
That Rome should have stayed home
That Rome was a bully
14)

Who do they meet up with when they come out of the river? (from Chapter 17 The Wild Hunt)

Guern
No one
A Roman cohort
More tribal people
15)

When talking about his childhood what does Esca reveal to Marcus about Rome? (from Chapter 6 Esca)

That Rome will never completely subdue Britain
That the tribes hate Rome
That Rome and Britain's soldiers are similar
He saw a Roman Legion march north
16)

What happened to the Ninth legion, in the end? (from Chapter 13 The Lost Legion)

The tribes hunted the Legion all the way south
They fled to Germany
They returned to Rome
They dispersed throughout Britain
17)

How do they elude the dogs? (from Chapter 17 The Wild Hunt)

They slip into a river
They leave some clothing in a out of the way spot
They make a skunk spray
They put wild lavender on their trail
18)

What does Marcus build while they are resting at noon on their first day past the wall? (from Chapter 11 Across the Frontier)

A temple to Artemis
A tall staff
A small altar to Mithras
A lean-to
19)

What does Liathan give to Marcus? (from Chapter 19 Tradui's Gift)

A gold bracelet
His father's signet ring
A message from Liathan's father
The Eagle's wings
20)

How does Marcus feel that winter? (from Chapter 21 The Olive-wood Bird)

Proud of himself
His leg aches from the overwork of the long journey
Fit and healthy from the long trip
Depressed and restless
21)

What does Cottia say about the surgery? (from Chapter 8 The Healer with the Knife)

She wants to nurse him afterwards
She wants to assist
She's sorry he has to have it done
That is informed as soon as it's completed
22)

What does the hunter do after he shares Marcus's camp? (from Chapter 12 The Whistler in the Dawn)

Invites them to his home
Fights with Esca
Talks about his wife
Sneaks away
23)

How does Marcus recognize the man with the dinner guest? (from Chapter 9 Tribune Placidus)

He saw him at the Saturnalia games
He relieved Marcus at the Second Legion
From Esca's description
They went to officer's school together
24)

What happened to the Eagle of the Ninth Legion? (from Chapter 13 The Lost Legion)

A young boy hid it in his hut
It was lost in the mountains
A group of Epidaii tribesmen carried the captured Eagle north
It was sent to Rome via a courier
25)

What did Esca's father do before he was enslaved? (from Chapter 6 Esca)

A charioteer
A cook
A hunter
A foot soldier
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