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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20: "Valedictory".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?
(a) Mina.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Valaria.

2. What kind of war does Centurion Quintus Hilarion say is "ever the most deadly kind, for it recks nothing of consequences" (15) in Chapter 1?
(a) "Holy war."
(b) "Global war."
(c) "Direct-contact war."
(d) "War of revenge."

3. What is Guern doing as he whistles in Chapter 17?
(a) Picking berries.
(b) Leading a cow.
(c) Building a fort.
(d) Plowing his farm.

4. Who is referred to as the father of all ills in Chapter 1?
(a) Aulus.
(b) Clusium.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Pilum.

5. What does the narrator describe Marcus's wolf cub hunting in Chapter 7?
(a) Cats.
(b) Mice.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Beetles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 12 refers to a flat quick bread baked or cooked from grain?

2. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?

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

4. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?

5. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?

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