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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Mead.
(d) Milk.

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

4. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?
(a) Gaul ancestry.
(b) Celtic ancestry.
(c) Georgian ancestry.
(d) Athenian ancestry.

5. Where does Marcus recall having seen Cottia before when he meets her in Chapter 7?
(a) At the Saturnalia Games.
(b) At her mother's wedding.
(c) At the bakery.
(d) At the Roman temple.

6. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

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

8. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?
(a) The Catholic priests.
(b) The Druids.
(c) The passing traders.
(d) The mayor.

9. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Woman.
(c) Hell.
(d) Man.

10. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) The storeroom.
(b) The study.
(c) Cottia's house.
(d) The attic.

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

12. For how long does Esca say he has been a slave in Chapter 6?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five years.

13. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?
(a) A ring.
(b) A brooch.
(c) A bird.
(d) A pocketwatch.

14. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Mithras.
(c) Lugh.
(d) Aulus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does "draughts" refer to?

2. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?

3. Where is Centurion Quintus Hilarion's home?

4. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

5. What is the name of the family dog that Marcus describes at his family's farm in Chapter 8?

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