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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "Esca".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

2. Who is the cook at Uncle Aquila's home?
(a) Sassticca.
(b) Lutorius.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Tartarus.

3. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) Milk.
(b) Beer.
(c) Mead.
(d) Water.

4. What is Cradoc's profession?
(a) He is a bounty hunter.
(b) He is a baker and a money-lender.
(c) He is a hunter and horse-dealer.
(d) He is a jailer.

5. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Hay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?

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

3. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?

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

5. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

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