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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 contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?
(a) Paulus.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Lucius Urbanus.

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

3. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?
(a) Esca's.
(b) Marcus's.
(c) Caesar's.
(d) Tartarus's.

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

5. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?
(a) Valaria.
(b) Pippa.
(c) Anana.
(d) Margarita.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's old Greek body-slave?

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

5. What term refers to the elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army whose members serve as personal bodyguards to officials such as generals or governors?

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