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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beloved game of Legionairies and gladiators does Marcus teach Cottia in Chapter 8?
(a) "Hide and Seek."
(b) "Peek-a-Boo."
(c) "Flash the Fingers."
(d) "Jump and Run."

2. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?
(a) Noon.
(b) Hay.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

3. What shocks Placidus about Marcus in Chapter 9?
(a) He is shocked to learn he was a Centurion.
(b) He is shocked to learn that he is related to the emperor.
(c) He is shocked that Marcus is alive.
(d) He is shocked that Marcus has not married.

4. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?
(a) A golden saber.
(b) A painted flag.
(c) A golden eagle.
(d) An emperor.

5. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's old Greek body-slave?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Stephanos.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Tartarus.

6. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Lutorius.

7. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Lucius Urbanus.
(c) Paulus.
(d) Procyon.

8. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?
(a) Lutorius.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Esca.

9. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?
(a) Five to six days.
(b) Two to three days.
(c) Nine to ten days.
(d) Four to five days.

10. What display of submission does Cub show when he returns home in Chapter 9?
(a) He rolls on his back and exposes his belly to him.
(b) He licks Marcus's feet.
(c) He puts his lowered head between Marcus's knees.
(d) He goes and brings Marcus his slippers.

11. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

12. What did the Romans apply to their enemies' land so that crops would be destroyed?
(a) Coal.
(b) Dung.
(c) Sand.
(d) Salt.

13. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?
(a) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(b) Centurion Paulus.
(c) Centurion Drusillus.
(d) Centurion Esca.

14. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?
(a) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(b) Centurion Aquila.
(c) Centurion Paulus.
(d) Centurion Lutorius.

15. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A crow.
(c) A raven.
(d) A turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Who is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the cook at Uncle Aquila's home?

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