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

2. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 11 as smelling like honey?
(a) Cherry trees.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) Rowan trees.
(d) Maple trees.

3. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?
(a) Over 100.
(b) About 30.
(c) Over 80.
(d) About 50.

4. Galarius claims in Chapter 8 that an oculist's craft is one for a follower of whom?
(a) Aesculapius.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Procyon.

5. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?
(a) Macular degeneration.
(b) Marsh ophthalmia.
(c) Glaucoma.
(d) Retinopathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?

3. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?

4. What game does "draughts" refer to?

5. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?

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