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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. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?
(a) Margarita.
(b) Mina.
(c) Valaria.
(d) Alexandra.

2. What shapes on the shield-boss does Esca say expresses the nature of his people in Chapter 7?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Zig-zags.
(c) Straight lines.
(d) Curves.

3. From what tribe has Cottia and her family descended?
(a) The Atrebate tribe.
(b) The Iceni tribe.
(c) The Catuvellauni tribe.
(d) The Belgae tribe.

4. What kind of war does Centurion Quintus Hilarion say is "ever the most deadly kind, for it recks nothing of consequences" (15) in Chapter 1?
(a) "Direct-contact war."
(b) "War of revenge."
(c) "Holy war."
(d) "Global war."

5. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?
(a) Four to five days.
(b) Nine to ten days.
(c) Two to three days.
(d) Five to six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?

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

3. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?

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

5. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?

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