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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "The Waters of Lethe".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?
(a) Mina.
(b) Valaria.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Margarita.

2. What does Marcus notice a scar from on Guern's chin in Chapter 13?
(a) The chin strap of a Roman helmet.
(b) A scar from a fight with an animal.
(c) A dagger scar from battle.
(d) A branding when he was enslaved.

3. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?
(a) Over 80.
(b) Over 100.
(c) About 50.
(d) About 30.

4. What song does the stranger with the deer sing when he approaches Marcus and Esca in Chapter 12?
(a) "The Flowers of Tarstevere."
(b) "The Girl I Kissed at Closium."
(c) "The Long Journey in the Night."
(d) "Arms to Caesar."

5. What word in Chapter 12 refers to a flat quick bread baked or cooked from grain?
(a) Pita.
(b) Bannock.
(c) Ludz.
(d) Pilum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?

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. How are the Legionaries in Marcus's dream described in Chapter 12?

5. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?

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