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

2. What does Crismus accuse Getafix of doing?
(a) Dancing with the devil.
(b) Making a non-magical brew.
(c) Breaking out of prison.
(d) Buying old shoes.

3. What is the fate meted out to the conspirators against Caesar?
(a) Banishment to Mongolia.
(b) Burning at the stake.
(c) Drowning in the Dead Sea.
(d) Working as prisoners the rest of their lives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do all the Romans realize soon after Getafix responds to Crismus?

3. What is Crismus overly confident about regarding Asterix?

4. What does Crismus offer as an explanation to the person in the tent?

5. What does Crismus Bonus do when he learns about Asterix's arrival at the tent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the audience receive the lesson or message that "wrong begets punishment" in the final section of the novel?

2. What happens to the foolish cart seller?

3. What are three instances that Crismus lies?

4. Why is Caesar not impressed with Crismus?

5. Describe Crismus Bonus.

6. How does Asterix redeem himself in front of Caesar?

7. Describe Caesar.

8. How does Crismus finally receive the strawberries he needs to give Getaflix?

9. Why does Crismus get angry with Getaflix in Section 4?

10. Why are strawberries important to Getaflix?

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