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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: "The Whistler in the Dawn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cottia say her aunt and uncle call her in Chapter 7?
(a) Coty.
(b) Caron.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Celeste.

2. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?
(a) Valaria.
(b) Pippa.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Anana.

3. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?
(a) Centurion
(b) Centurion Esca.
(c) Centurion Lutorius.
(d) Centurion

4. What prized belonging does Marcus leave behind because he cannot wear it on his mission?
(a) His ring.
(b) His bracelet.
(c) His spear.
(d) His toga.

5. Whose image is displayed on the sesterce of Marcus's in Chapter 12?
(a) Zeus's.
(b) Domitian's.
(c) Perseus's.
(d) Beppo's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe Marcus's wolf cub hunting in Chapter 7?

2. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?

3. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?

4. What word from the novel refers to an open-roofed central court in an ancient Roman home?

5. What is indicated by the appearance of the Eagle in the far North in Chapter 10?

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