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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Uncle Aquila invited Marcus to spend his leave with him in Chapter 1?
(a) Isca.
(b) Clusium.
(c) Calleva.
(d) Durinum.

2. What city now sits at the location of the historic Eburacum?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

3. What is Cradoc's profession?
(a) He is a baker and a money-lender.
(b) He is a hunter and horse-dealer.
(c) He is a bounty hunter.
(d) He is a jailer.

4. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Odin.
(c) Pan.
(d) Mithras.

5. 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 German Legion.
(d) A Greek Legion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?

3. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

5. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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