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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 described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?
(a) The Duty Centuron.
(b) Marcus.
(c) The Quartermaster.
(d) Esca.

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

3. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Ulpius.
(d) Lutorius.

4. Where was Uncle Aquila when his time fell due for parting with the Eagles?
(a) Judaea.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Roman Britain.
(d) China.

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 had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

2. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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