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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. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?
(a) Over 80.
(b) About 50.
(c) Over 100.
(d) About 30.

2. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) Water.
(b) Milk.
(c) Mead.
(d) Beer.

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

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

5. Where is the Legate of the Sixth Legion from, according to the narrator in Chapter 9?
(a) France.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Britain.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?

2. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

3. In how many days' time does Placidus say he will board the galley in Chapter 9?

4. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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