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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Ethyne.
(d) Lutorius.

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

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

5. 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 Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(b) The History of Siege Warfare.
(c) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(d) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.

6. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?
(a) A snake.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A horse.

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

8. Where is the Legate of the Sixth Legion from, according to the narrator in Chapter 9?
(a) France.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Britain.
(d) Egypt.

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

10. What word in Chapter 6 refers to an ancient Roman coin that equals one quarter of a denarius?
(a) Dinar.
(b) Denari.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Sesterce.

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

12. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Valencia.
(b) Isca.
(c) Essex.
(d) London.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say is always the time to look for trouble in Chapter 2?

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

3. What is indicated by the appearance of the Eagle in the far North in Chapter 10?

4. From what tribe does Esca hail?

5. How do the gods show themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

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