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

2. What are the only adornments that Uncle Aquila allows on his walls?
(a) Colorful paintings.
(b) Celtic weapons.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Wooden etchings.

3. What term refers to the elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army whose members serve as personal bodyguards to officials such as generals or governors?
(a) The Garden Guard.
(b) The First Senate Guard.
(c) The First Cohort of the Hispania.
(d) The Praetorian Guard.

4. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Mitigator.
(c) Embezzler.
(d) Articulator.

5. 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) "Global war."
(b) "Holy war."
(c) "Direct-contact war."
(d) "War of revenge."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What game does "draughts" refer to?

3. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?

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

5. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?

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