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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. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Layman's rank.
(b) Governor's rank.
(c) Emperor's rank.
(d) Senator's rank.

2. Where does Marcus recall having seen Cottia before when he meets her in Chapter 7?
(a) At the bakery.
(b) At the Saturnalia Games.
(c) At the Roman temple.
(d) At her mother's wedding.

3. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) Cottia's house.
(b) The study.
(c) The attic.
(d) The storeroom.

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

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Arbetum.
(c) Scythe.
(d) Chariot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Cub's collar described?

2. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?

3. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?

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

5. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?

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