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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 Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?
(a) Poison his wine.
(b) Kill his mother.
(c) Never speak to him again.
(d) Come and choke him.

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

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

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

5. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?
(a) A golden saber.
(b) An emperor.
(c) A golden eagle.
(d) A painted flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait identifies Esca as a slave?

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

3. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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