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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 is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A heart.
(c) A diamond.
(d) An open hand.

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

3. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?
(a) Lugh.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Mithras.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?

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

(see the answer key)

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