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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) A raven.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A crow.

3. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?
(a) Herpinius.
(b) Beppo.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Procyon.

4. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's elderly wolf-hound?
(a) Margarita.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Procyon.

5. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Vikings.
(c) Gauls.
(d) Long-hairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is referred to in Chapter 4 as "A most efficient officer ... with the air of a grey-headed Legate" (52)?

2. Who is Marcus's successor that is sent in from Isca in Chapter 4?

3. What did the Romans apply to their enemies' land so that crops would be destroyed?

4. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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