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

2. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?
(a) Articulator.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Mitigator.
(d) Embezzler.

3. Who was the legendary founder of the Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans in Greek mythology?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Mithras.

4. What is the name of the Legate of the Sixth Legion that visits Uncle Aquila in Chapter 9?
(a) Claudius Hieronimianus.
(b) Clodius Maximus.
(c) Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Paulus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?

2. Who is the Tribune that Esca describes getting into a quarrel with at the wolf-hunt in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of Guern's wife?

4. In whose charge does Marcus leave Cub as he sets out on his mission in Chapter 10?

5. Who does Cottia insist Marcus send to tell her after his surgery is over in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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