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

3. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Herpinius.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Clodius Maximus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

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

3. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?

4. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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