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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. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Valencia.
(b) Essex.
(c) London.
(d) Isca.

2. What city now sits at the location of the historic Eburacum?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) London.
(c) York.
(d) Paris.

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

4. What kind of spirit does Galarius bring for Marcus to drink after his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) Potato wine.
(b) Ginger spirit.
(c) Barley spirit.
(d) Spiced rum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's old Greek body-slave?

2. 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)?

3. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?

4. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?

5. What beloved game of Legionairies and gladiators does Marcus teach Cottia in Chapter 8?

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