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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 is released temporarily at the end of Section 4?
(a) Romans.
(b) Gauls.
(c) Scots.
(d) Greeks.

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

3. Who is the Centurion leader?
(a) Obelix the Boar.
(b) Getafix the Druid.
(c) Asterix the Gaul.
(d) Crismus Bonus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Crismus goes to the tent, what does he find in there after Asterix has left?

2. Who does Asterix secretly go in search of inside the city?

3. When Asterix and Getafix leave the tent, who arrives soon after?

4. When Asterix sees a heavily guarded tent, what does he say to the guards in front?

5. When Asterix and Getafix say they are too tired, where do they retire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the cart seller respond to Asterix's capture?

2. Describe Caesar.

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

4. Describe Crismus Bonus.

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

6. How does Asterix fool Crismus Bonus into thinking that he and Getaflix are at Crismus' mercy?

7. What are Crimus Bonus and Marcus Ginantonicus plotting?

8. How is Crismus over-confident?

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

10. How does Getaflix render the Romans powerless?

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