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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 is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?
(a) Centurion Cassius.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Herpinius.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

2. What had Marcus's father just been appointed as on his last departure, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The First Legion of Egypt.
(b) The Sixth Legion of Egypt.
(c) First Cohort of the Hispania.
(d) The Praetorian Guard.

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

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

5. 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 jailer.
(d) He is a bounty hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?

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

3. Where was Uncle Aquila when his time fell due for parting with the Eagles?

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

5. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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