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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. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?
(a) Durinum.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Clusium.

2. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Woman.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Man.
(d) Hell.

3. What do the Celts call Caledonia?
(a) Tarstevere.
(b) Albu.
(c) Isca.
(d) Durinum.

4. What does Uncle Aquila say he used to hunt with Rufrius Galarius in Chapter 8?
(a) Deer.
(b) Quail.
(c) Boar.
(d) Turkey.

5. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?
(a) 16.
(b) 22.
(c) 26.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe Marcus's wolf cub hunting in Chapter 7?

2. What shapes on the shield-boss does Esca say expresses the nature of his people in Chapter 7?

3. What game does "draughts" refer to?

4. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?

5. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 11 as smelling like honey?

(see the answer key)

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