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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. How many paces does Esca walk behind his master?
(a) Nine paces behind him.
(b) Six paces behind him.
(c) Three paces behind him.
(d) Two paces behind him.

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

3. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?
(a) Long-hairs.
(b) Pilum.
(c) Vikings.
(d) Gauls.

4. What word from the novel refers to an open-roofed central court in an ancient Roman home?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Foyer.
(c) Atrium.
(d) Pilum.

5. What had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A wild cat.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

5. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

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