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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: "The Ring-Brooch".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?
(a) Marriage.
(b) A wealth of money.
(c) His father's reputation.
(d) His brother's reputation.

2. What trait identifies Esca as a slave?
(a) An earring.
(b) A branding.
(c) A clipped ear.
(d) A chain on his neck.

3. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?
(a) Esca needs peace and quiet.
(b) Esca's illness is highly contagious and deadly.
(c) Marcus must perform powerful magic to heal Esca.
(d) Marcus will be calling in surgeons to attend to Esca.

4. From what tribe does Esca hail?
(a) The Catuvellauni.
(b) The Belgae.
(c) The Atrebates.
(d) The Brigantes.

5. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?
(a) Beppo's chicken shed.
(b) Conn's cow-byre.
(c) Pilum's barn.
(d) Tantus's cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?

2. How many warriors from the tribe chase down Marcus and Esca after they have left in Chapter 16?

3. What are Marcus and Esca upset that they lost near the water in Chapter 16?

4. What word in Chapter 6 refers to an ancient Roman coin that equals one quarter of a denarius?

5. What is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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