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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?
(a) Centurion Paulus.
(b) Centurion Lutorius.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Aquila.

4. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Durinum.

5. Who is referred to as the father of all ills in Chapter 1?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Typhon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

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

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?

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?

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

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