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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 was the name of Cradoc's wife?
(a) Valaria.
(b) Narcissa.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Guinhumara.

2. 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

3. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(b) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(c) The History of Siege Warfare.
(d) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.

4. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?
(a) Stray cattle.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Stray dogs.

5. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Valencia.
(c) Calleva.
(d) Durinum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose image is displayed on the sesterce of Marcus's in Chapter 12?

2. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?

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

4. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?

5. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?

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