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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 80.
(b) Over 100.
(c) About 30.
(d) About 50.

2. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?
(a) The Catholic priests.
(b) The Druids.
(c) The passing traders.
(d) The mayor.

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

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

5. What word from the novel refers to an open-roofed central court in an ancient Roman home?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Atrium.
(d) Foyer.

Short Answer 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?

2. How do the gods show themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

3. What is Cradoc's profession?

4. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

5. For how long does the garrison Surgeon say Marcus has been sleeping when he awakens in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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