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

2. What is Marcus's response when Esca asks him in Chapter 8, "Was it as bad as that" (108)?
(a) "Go to sleep."
(b) "Yes."
(c) "Don't ask."
(d) "I cannot say."

3. Where does Marcus tell Esca he bought his dagger in Chapter 7?
(a) Isca.
(b) Durinum.
(c) Anderida.
(d) Pilum.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?

2. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?

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

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

5. For how long does Esca say he has been a slave in Chapter 6?

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