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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 word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Man.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Woman.

2. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Stephanos.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Herpinius.
(d) Lucius.

3. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

4. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?
(a) "Pia Fidelis."
(b) "Pia Semper."
(c) "Ultum omniscium."
(d) "Semper Fi."

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?

2. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?

5. What word refers to an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses?

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