View a FREE sample

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 is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?
(a) Aulus.
(b) Esca.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Tartarus.

2. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Governor's rank.
(b) Senator's rank.
(c) Emperor's rank.
(d) Layman's rank.

3. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A Centurion.
(b) A freed slave.
(c) A personal slave.
(d) A warrior.

4. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?
(a) Celtic ancestry.
(b) Gaul ancestry.
(c) Georgian ancestry.
(d) Athenian ancestry.

5. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?
(a) Esca's.
(b) Marcus's.
(c) Tartarus's.
(d) Caesar's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the Chieftan's family been putting on their son's eyes in Chapter 14?

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

3. What Roman wine does Uncle Aquila share with his guests in Chapter 10?

4. What display of submission does Cub show when he returns home in Chapter 9?

5. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 239 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample