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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: "The Feast of the New Spears".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Cottia's father doing when he was killed?
(a) Sailing a ship.
(b) Breaking a horse.
(c) Hunting boar.
(d) Battling the Celts.

2. Who is the cook at Uncle Aquila's home?
(a) Lutorius.
(b) Sassticca.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Tartarus.

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

4. What word from Chapter 9 means a feeling of unease or embarrassment?
(a) Disillusion.
(b) Discomfiture.
(c) Indemnity.
(d) Detraction.

5. 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 Times of Julius Caesar.
(b) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(c) The History of Siege Warfare.
(d) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?

2. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?

3. How long does Claudius Hieronimianus say it has been since he left the Fretensis in Chapter 10?

4. What game does "draughts" refer to?

5. What is the name of the Chieftan's maternal grandfather in Chapter 14?

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