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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "The Healer with the Knife".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?
(a) Paulus.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Lucius Urbanus.
(d) Procyon.

3. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) Cottia's house.
(b) The study.
(c) The attic.
(d) The storeroom.

4. Near what ancient city did Marcus Flavius Aquila grow up with his mother on the family farm?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Valencia.
(c) Calleva.
(d) Isca.

5. Who is referred to in Chapter 4 as "A most efficient officer ... with the air of a grey-headed Legate" (52)?
(a) Centurion Cassius.
(b) Centurion Herpinius.
(c) Centurion Maximus.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

2. What does Uncle Aquila say he used to hunt with Rufrius Galarius in Chapter 8?

3. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?

4. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?

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

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