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

2. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?
(a) Lucius Urbanus.
(b) Paulus.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Cassius.

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

4. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Stephanos.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Herpinius.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?

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

4. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?

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

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