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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Chariot.
(b) Pilum.
(c) Scythe.
(d) Arbetum.

3. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?
(a) Nine to ten days.
(b) Five to six days.
(c) Four to five days.
(d) Two to three days.

4. 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?
(a) The Praetorian Guard.
(b) The First Senate Guard.
(c) The Garden Guard.
(d) The First Cohort of the Hispania.

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 Greek Legion.
(b) A German Legion.
(c) A British Legion.
(d) An Egyptian Legion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?

2. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?

3. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?

4. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?

5. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?

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