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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Getafix calm down Crismus?
(a) By promising to succeed no matter what.
(b) By promising to make the potion anyway.
(c) By promising to find the ingredient himself.
(d) By promising to never fight with him.

2. What do Getafix and Asterix laugh about when the Romans leave them alone?
(a) The magic that they possess as the chains fall down.
(b) The long hair that all the Romans are tripping over.
(c) The stupidity of the Romans and their plot against them.
(d) The cart seller's joke and how it came true.

3. In what language do the Roman guards speak?
(a) Greek.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Roman.
(d) Latin.

4. What does Crismus Bonus need a volunteer for?
(a) To drink the potion.
(b) To cook the fish.
(c) To eat the pie.
(d) To be hit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crismus offer in exchange for an antidote?

2. What does Crismus beg Getafix to give him?

3. What area does the cart seller leave by the end of Section 3?

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

5. What do the soldiers do to Asterix at Crismus' command?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is funny about Asterix's behavior when the torturer arrives and what does it signify?

2. Describe Caesar.

3. Why does Crismus Bonus cry?

4. How is Crismus over-confident?

5. Describe Crismus Bonus.

6. How does Asterix gain access to Getaflix's tent?

7. What are three instances that Crismus lies?

8. How does Crismus Bonus respond when he hears about Asterix's arrival?

9. How are future adventures foreshadowed by the end of the novel?

10. How does Asterix use his cunning to rescue Getafix?

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