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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "Saturnalia Games".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

2. How do the gods show themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) In the sun.
(b) In new moons.
(c) In full moons.
(d) In the stars.

3. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The History of Siege Warfare.
(b) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(c) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(d) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.

4. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?
(a) Stray dogs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Stray cattle.
(d) Wolves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?

2. Where does Uncle Aquila say the only woman he ever cared for is buried in Chapter 5?

3. Where is Centurion Quintus Hilarion's home?

4. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?

5. When does the narrator say is always the time to look for trouble in Chapter 2?

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