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

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)?
(a) The Quartermaster.
(b) Esca.
(c) The Duty Centuron.
(d) Marcus.

3. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A pocketwatch.
(c) A ring.
(d) A bird.

4. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(b) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(c) The History of Siege Warfare.
(d) The Times of Julius Caesar.

5. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?
(a) A golden eagle.
(b) A painted flag.
(c) A golden saber.
(d) An emperor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?

2. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Uncle Aquila say the only woman he ever cared for is buried in Chapter 5?

4. Who enters to lead the Legate and Placidus to their quarters in the end of Chapter 9?

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

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