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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?
(a) Lutorius.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Ulpius.
(d) Typhon.

2. 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.

3. Who is the Tribune that Esca describes getting into a quarrel with at the wolf-hunt in Chapter 6?
(a) Lucius Urbanus.
(b) Herpinius.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Placidus.

4. In whose charge does Marcus leave Cub as he sets out on his mission in Chapter 10?
(a) Stephano.
(b) Uncle Aquila.
(c) Cottia.
(d) Tartarus.

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

6. What Legion "had been Marcus's shining goal for as long as he could remember" (9) according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A German Legion.
(b) An Egyptian Legion.
(c) A British Legion.
(d) A Greek Legion.

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

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

9. What word from the novel refers to an open-roofed central court in an ancient Roman home?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Foyer.
(c) Atrium.
(d) Typhon.

10. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Stephanos.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Herpinius.

11. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?
(a) Mitigator.
(b) Articulator.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Embezzler.

12. From what tribe has Cottia and her family descended?
(a) The Catuvellauni tribe.
(b) The Belgae tribe.
(c) The Iceni tribe.
(d) The Atrebate tribe.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?

2. What are the only adornments that Uncle Aquila allows on his walls?

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

4. How long does Claudius Hieronimianus say it has been since he left the Fretensis in Chapter 10?

5. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?

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