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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. 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)?
(a) The Duty Centuron.
(b) Esca.
(c) The Quartermaster.
(d) Marcus.

2. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A freed slave.
(c) A Centurion.
(d) A personal slave.

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

4. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) A crow.
(b) A raven.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A pigeon.

5. What is the name of the family dog that Marcus describes at his family's farm in Chapter 8?
(a) Argos.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Procyon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?

3. Who does Cottia insist Marcus send to tell her after his surgery is over in Chapter 8?

4. What did the Romans apply to their enemies' land so that crops would be destroyed?

5. 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?

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