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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: "Tribune Placidus".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Cassius.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

2. Where is the Legate of the Sixth Legion coming from on his way to Rome in Chapter 9?
(a) Isca.
(b) Anderida.
(c) Clusium.
(d) Eburacum.

3. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Woman.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) Man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the gods show themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

2. What was the name of Cradoc's wife?

3. What does Cottia say her aunt and uncle call her in Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of the Legate of the Sixth Legion that visits Uncle Aquila in Chapter 9?

5. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?

(see the answer key)

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