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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of design is described on Marcus's dagger sheath in Chapter 7?
(a) A Roman design.
(b) A German design.
(c) A British design.
(d) A Greek design.

2. Where does Uncle Aquila say the only woman he ever cared for is buried in Chapter 5?
(a) Glevum.
(b) Isca.
(c) Durinum.
(d) Clusium.

3. Who enters to lead the Legate and Placidus to their quarters in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Pilus Prior.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Stephanos.

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

5. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's elderly wolf-hound?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Procyon.

6. What was the name of Cradoc's wife?
(a) Guinhumara.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Valaria.
(d) Narcissa.

7. What shapes on the shield-boss does Esca say expresses the nature of his people in Chapter 7?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Straight lines.
(c) Zig-zags.
(d) Curves.

8. What is the name of the Legate of the Sixth Legion that visits Uncle Aquila in Chapter 9?
(a) Claudius Hieronimianus.
(b) Pilus Prior.
(c) Clodius Maximus.
(d) Centurion Paulus.

9. What former Roman province is Marcus setting out for in his mission in Chapter 10?
(a) Isca.
(b) Valentia.
(c) Eburacum.
(d) Anderida.

10. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Arbetum.
(b) Chariot.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Scythe.

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

12. How long does Uncle Aquila say it has been since he has been to Eburacum in Chapter 10?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 12 years.

13. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(b) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(c) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(d) The History of Siege Warfare.

14. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Anderida.
(c) Durinum.
(d) Calleva.

15. In how many days' time does Placidus say he will board the galley in Chapter 9?
(a) Four days.
(b) One day.
(c) Two days.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?

2. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?

3. 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?

4. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?

5. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?

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