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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Attack!".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Legion "had been Marcus's shining goal for as long as he could remember" (9) according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A British Legion.
(b) An Egyptian Legion.
(c) A Greek Legion.
(d) A German Legion.

2. What had Marcus's father just been appointed as on his last departure, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The First Legion of Egypt.
(b) The Praetorian Guard.
(c) The Sixth Legion of Egypt.
(d) First Cohort of the Hispania.

3. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?
(a) Centurion
(b) Centurion Esca.
(c) Centurion
(d) Centurion Lutorius.

4. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?
(a) A horse.
(b) A snake.
(c) A tortoise.
(d) A dragon.

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Scythe.
(c) Arbetum.
(d) Chariot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?

2. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?

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

4. Who is referred to as the father of all ills in Chapter 1?

5. Where has Uncle Aquila invited Marcus to spend his leave with him in Chapter 1?

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