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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 false name does Marcus give to the guards at the North Gate in Chapter 11?
(a) Lurorius of Lethe.
(b) Demetrius of Alexandria.
(c) The Quartermaster.
(d) Centurion Paulus.

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

3. What is the name of Marcus's mare that he takes on his mission?
(a) Vipsania.
(b) Crona.
(c) Narcissa.
(d) Minna.

4. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A Centurion.
(c) A freed slave.
(d) A personal slave.

5. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?

2. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?

3. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?

4. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?

5. Who is the Tribune that Esca describes getting into a quarrel with at the wolf-hunt in Chapter 6?

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