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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. When Crismus tries to test his new strength, what is he able to lift?
(a) A chariot.
(b) A rock.
(c) A pebble.
(d) A horse.

2. What is the ingredient that Getafix tells Crismus is missing?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Mistletoe.
(d) Strawberries.

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

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

5. When Crismus Bonus demands that Asterix surrender, what does Asterix do?
(a) He exits the tent, throws his arms at Crismus Bonus' feet, and says he surrenders.
(b) He opens his mouth and starts to blow, building a storm that blows away the army.
(c) He begins to swell up in size till he is the size of a mountain and attacks the soldiers.
(d) He approaches Crismus and grabs him by the hair, dragging him through the streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escorts Asterix and Getafix into the woods to find a cure?

2. Who do the Romans give the concoction to?

3. While one guard remains in front of the tent by Asterix, what happens to the other guard?

4. What is the message or lesson concerning the consequence given to the conspirators?

5. What does Getafix make for Asterix?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cloak in the tent signify?

2. How is Crismus careless and what does this cost him?

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

4. Why is it difficult to get strawberries?

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

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

7. What happens to the foolish cart seller?

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

9. Describe Caesar.

10. Why does Crismus Bonus cry?

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