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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Asterix and Obelix eating at their meal?
(a) Shepherd's pie.
(b) Boar.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Swordfish.

2. What might Getaflx have taken to maintain his composure?
(a) Lots of caffeine.
(b) Lots of alcohol.
(c) Invulnerability potion.
(d) Strawberries.

3. What does Crismus ask Caligula to do to see the power of Getafix's magic?
(a) Braid his hair.
(b) Act like a woman.
(c) Fly over the castle.
(d) Hold up a rock.

4. How many soldiers attack Asterix while he is hunting?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. When the Gauls do not seem too concerned that Caligula knows their secret, what does this reveal?
(a) The ingredients are complicated.
(b) They are dim-witted.
(c) They have given up their fight.
(d) They are too laidback and lazy.

6. Apart from occasional attacks by whom, does peace reign between the Gauls and Romans?
(a) Germans.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Romans.
(d) Spanish.

7. What does Chief Vitalstatistix declare that it is a time for?
(a) Revelry and dance.
(b) Fighting and war.
(c) Eating and cooking.
(d) Sleep and rest.

8. When Caligula consumes the potion, what is he able to do?
(a) Turn into a woman.
(b) Fly.
(c) Grow hair.
(d) Lift a huge rock.

9. What does Getafix use in his search in the tree when Asterix comes to him?
(a) Golden sickle.
(b) Leather noose.
(c) Bow and arrow.
(d) Magic spells.

10. When Asterix is worried about Getaflx, what does this reveal about Getaflx?
(a) He is Asterix's teacher.
(b) He is Asterix's grandfather.
(c) He is important to both the Gauls and the Romans.
(d) He is old and frail.

11. Where does Asterix like to hunt?
(a) In the palace grounds.
(b) In the caves.
(c) In the water.
(d) In the woods.

12. What is Getafix searching for in the tree when Asterix comes to him?
(a) Robin's eggs.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) Gold.
(d) Clover.

13. What does the Romans' actions towards Caligula reveal about them?
(a) They are warm and generous.
(b) They are feisty and stupid.
(c) They are treacherous and deceitful.
(d) They are loving and compassionate.

14. Whose behavior of lamenting his fate and whining reveals his character as weak and cowardly in Section 1?
(a) Caligula.
(b) Obelix.
(c) Getafix.
(d) Asterix.

15. How does Caligula manipulate Getafix?
(a) Threatening to steal Getafix's manuscripts and burn them.
(b) Threatening to go home and blame Getafix if he is captured.
(c) Threatening to take his own life and cause problems.
(d) Threatening to hurt Getafix's friends if he does not cooperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Romans do to the small man who loses in their game?

2. What does Asterix suggest to the business person that he do to overcome his problem?

3. What does Caligula do to the Roman soldiers who mock him?

4. Who issues threats at the small man who loses in the game played by the Roman soldiers?

5. Who emerges as a kind and confident character in Section 1 of the book?

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