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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 trait identifies Esca as a slave?
(a) A branding.
(b) An earring.
(c) A chain on his neck.
(d) A clipped ear.

2. What had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A snake.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A wild cat.

3. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?
(a) Lutorius.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Ethyne.
(d) Typhon.

4. What does Marcus suggest Cradoc put up to wager in their bet in Chapter 2?
(a) His cloak.
(b) A silver brooch.
(c) A hunting spear.
(d) His horses.

5. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?
(a) 16.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?

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

4. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?

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

(see the answer key)

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