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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. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?
(a) Mithras.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Tartarus.

2. 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) Tantus's cellar.
(d) Pilum's barn.

3. What word in Chapter 6 refers to an ancient Roman coin that equals one quarter of a denarius?
(a) Denari.
(b) Dinar.
(c) Sesterce.
(d) Procyon.

4. What are Marcus and Esca upset that they lost near the water in Chapter 16?
(a) A signet ring.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) A ring-brooch.
(d) A bracelet.

5. What did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?
(a) A box of salves.
(b) A horse and carriage.
(c) A train ticket.
(d) A pocket-watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?

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

3. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?

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

5. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?

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