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

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

3. Where is Centurion Quintus Hilarion's home?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Isca.
(d) Durinum.

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

5. What word refers to an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses?
(a) Cockle.
(b) Dinar.
(c) Denarius.
(d) Pence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?

3. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?

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

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

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