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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: "The Wild Hunt".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is referred to in Chapter 4 as "A most efficient officer ... with the air of a grey-headed Legate" (52)?
(a) Centurion Herpinius.
(b) Centurion Cassius.
(c) Centurion Maximus.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

4. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Beppo.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Herpinius.

5. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Beppo.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Liathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Cub's collar described?

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

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

4. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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