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

2. Where does Uncle Aquila say the only woman he ever cared for is buried in Chapter 5?
(a) Durinum.
(b) Isca.
(c) Clusium.
(d) Glevum.

3. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?
(a) Anderida.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Clusium.
(d) Durinum.

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

5. For how long does the garrison Surgeon say Marcus has been sleeping when he awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) Three or four days.
(b) Six or seven days.
(c) One or two days.
(d) Two or three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Legion "had been Marcus's shining goal for as long as he could remember" (9) according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What are the only adornments that Uncle Aquila allows on his walls?

3. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

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