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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 does Marcus call his wolf cub that he adopts?
(a) Herpinius.
(b) Narcissa.
(c) Cub.
(d) Wolf.

2. What trait identifies Esca as a slave?
(a) A clipped ear.
(b) A branding.
(c) A chain on his neck.
(d) An earring.

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

4. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?
(a) Mithras.
(b) Lugh.
(c) Aulus.
(d) Pilum.

5. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?
(a) Esca's.
(b) Tartarus's.
(c) Caesar's.
(d) Marcus's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marcus recall having seen Cottia before when he meets her in Chapter 7?

2. For how long does the garrison Surgeon say Marcus has been sleeping when he awakens in Chapter 4?

3. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?

4. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?

5. Near what ancient city did Marcus Flavius Aquila grow up with his mother on the family farm?

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