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

2. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Senator's rank.
(b) Emperor's rank.
(c) Layman's rank.
(d) Governor's rank.

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

4. What city now sits at the location of the historic Eburacum?
(a) Paris.
(b) York.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) London.

5. 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 Garden Guard.
(c) The First Senate Guard.
(d) The First Cohort of the Hispania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?

2. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?

3. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?

4. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

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