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

2. What does Marcus suggest Cradoc put up to wager in their bet in Chapter 2?
(a) His cloak.
(b) A silver brooch.
(c) His horses.
(d) A hunting spear.

3. How is Cub's collar described?
(a) It is chain-link.
(b) It is gold-studded.
(c) It is studded with gems.
(d) It is bronze-studded.

4. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Valencia.
(b) London.
(c) Essex.
(d) Isca.

5. From what tribe has Cottia and her family descended?
(a) The Belgae tribe.
(b) The Atrebate tribe.
(c) The Iceni tribe.
(d) The Catuvellauni tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?

2. How many paces does Esca walk behind his master?

3. What does Uncle Aquila say he used to hunt with Rufrius Galarius in Chapter 8?

4. What word refers to an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses?

5. What kind of spirit does Galarius bring for Marcus to drink after his surgery in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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