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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) Odin.
(b) Pan.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Mithras.

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

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

4. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Drusillus.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Lutorius.

5. What had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A wild cat.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marcus suggest Cradoc put up to wager in their bet in Chapter 2?

3. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?

4. 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?

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

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