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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?
(a) Mithras.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Odin.
(d) Pan.

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

3. Where was Uncle Aquila when his time fell due for parting with the Eagles?
(a) Roman Britain.
(b) Judaea.
(c) Egypt.
(d) China.

4. What is the name of Cottia's nurse?
(a) Sassticca.
(b) Narcissa.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Valaria.

5. How long does Claudius Hieronimianus say it has been since he left the Fretensis in Chapter 10?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 12 years.

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

7. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

8. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?
(a) Pippa.
(b) Valaria.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Anana.

9. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

10. What Roman wine does Uncle Aquila share with his guests in Chapter 10?
(a) Falernian wine.
(b) Pinot noir.
(c) Vermouth.
(d) Chian wine.

11. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?
(a) The Quartermaster.
(b) Esca.
(c) Marcus.
(d) The Duty Centuron.

12. Who was the legendary founder of the Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans in Greek mythology?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Mithras.
(d) Perseus.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Uncle Aquila say the only woman he ever cared for is buried in Chapter 5?

3. What shapes on the shield-boss does Esca say expresses the nature of his people in Chapter 7?

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

5. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?

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