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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 Uncle Aquila's elderly wolf-hound?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Tartarus.

2. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?
(a) Stray cattle.
(b) Stray dogs.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Chickens.

3. Who is Marcus's successor that is sent in from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(b) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(c) Centurion Cassius.
(d) Centurion Drusillus.

4. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?
(a) "Semper Fi."
(b) "Pia Semper."
(c) "Ultum omniscium."
(d) "Pia Fidelis."

5. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?
(a) Marcus must perform powerful magic to heal Esca.
(b) Marcus will be calling in surgeons to attend to Esca.
(c) Esca needs peace and quiet.
(d) Esca's illness is highly contagious and deadly.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what tribe does Esca hail?

2. In describing the fight against the Red Crests in Chapter 15, the Chieftan's grandfather says that his tribe brought the enemy to bay in the bog country north of what place?

3. How long has it been since Marcus's surgery in the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?

5. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?

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