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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Asterix and Getafix return to the tent, who is not allowed to watch them make the antidote?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Obelix.
(c) Angus.
(d) Crismus.

2. What is the message or lesson concerning the consequence given to the conspirators?
(a) Wrong begets punishment.
(b) It is hard to define what is right or wrong.
(c) Wrong begets wrong.
(d) Good is hard to come by.

3. What will the messenger receive in return for his work of finding the missing ingredient?
(a) A house on the banks of the river.
(b) A chest of gold, silver, and coins.
(c) A position at the head of the army.
(d) A trip to see the circus in Rome.

4. After drinking the antidote, what does Crismus order the Roman guards to do?
(a) Lay siege to the castle.
(b) Barricade the tent.
(c) Fight the war.
(d) Attack Asterix and Getafix.

5. What does Asterix put on that amuses Getafix but infuriates Crismus?
(a) Old shoes.
(b) Dancing clothes.
(c) Hair from the Romans.
(d) A girdle.

6. Who escorts Asterix and Getafix into the woods to find a cure?
(a) Obelix.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Roman guards.
(d) Crismus.

7. What does Crismus offer in exchange for an antidote?
(a) To pay them gold.
(b) To free the prisoners.
(c) Access to all of his possessions.
(d) Ownership over his land.

8. What does Crismus Bonus do when he learns about Asterix's arrival at the tent?
(a) Starts laughing.
(b) Sounds the alarm.
(c) Plans his attack.
(d) Paces up and down.

9. How long do the volunteers go in search of the ingredient for Getaflx?
(a) A week.
(b) A few hours.
(c) A month.
(d) Several days.

10. What does Crismus realize he must do to be cured by Getafix?
(a) Pay them money.
(b) Strike a bargain.
(c) Give up his role.
(d) Free them.

11. What does Crismus hear said to him when he enters the tent?
(a) "Time heals all wounds."
(b) "Kindly render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's."
(c) "Laugh till you cry no more."
(d) "A stone kills two birds at once."

12. Who drinks the antidote to prove that hair is not growing?
(a) Angus.
(b) Asterix.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Getafix.

13. Who do the Romans give the concoction to?
(a) Getafix.
(b) Obelix.
(c) Asterix.
(d) Cart seller.

14. Why is Getafix willing to make the antidote for Crismus?
(a) Because he is in love with Crismus' daughter.
(b) Because he is tired of playing games.
(c) Because he wants to go home.
(d) Because the potion will only last one more day.

15. Who is the messenger that returns carrying the missing ingredient Getafix needs?
(a) Asterix the Gaul.
(b) Tullius Octopus.
(c) Marcus Aurelius.
(d) Crismus Bonus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the person who talks to Crismus angry at him?

2. Who gets worried about the volunteer?

3. When Asterix is tied to the table, what does he do?

4. What is the ingredient that Getafix tells Crismus is missing?

5. When Crismus Bonus demands that Asterix surrender, what does Asterix do?

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