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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocks Placidus about Marcus in Chapter 9?
(a) He is shocked that Marcus has not married.
(b) He is shocked to learn that he is related to the emperor.
(c) He is shocked to learn he was a Centurion.
(d) He is shocked that Marcus is alive.

2. What had Marcus's father just been appointed as on his last departure, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The First Legion of Egypt.
(b) The Sixth Legion of Egypt.
(c) First Cohort of the Hispania.
(d) The Praetorian Guard.

3. What is initially found to be creating the noise outside of the fort in Chapter 3?
(a) Stray dogs.
(b) Stray cattle.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Wolves.

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

5. Who is the master of the circus slaves that Marcus goes to see in Chapter 6?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Herpinius.
(c) Beppo.
(d) Lucius.

6. Where does Marcus tell Esca he bought his dagger in Chapter 7?
(a) Isca.
(b) Anderida.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Durinum.

7. What does Marcus call his wolf cub that he adopts?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Cub.
(c) Herpinius.
(d) Narcissa.

8. When does the narrator say is always the time to look for trouble in Chapter 2?
(a) A good harvest.
(b) A long rain.
(c) A sun festival.
(d) A bad harvest.

9. Who is referred to in Chapter 4 as "A most efficient officer ... with the air of a grey-headed Legate" (52)?
(a) Centurion Maximus.
(b) Centurion Herpinius.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Cassius.

10. What prized belonging does Marcus leave behind because he cannot wear it on his mission?
(a) His spear.
(b) His ring.
(c) His bracelet.
(d) His toga.

11. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?
(a) Kill his mother.
(b) Never speak to him again.
(c) Poison his wine.
(d) Come and choke him.

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

13. What does Cottia say her aunt and uncle call her in Chapter 7?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Caron.
(d) Coty.

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

15. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) A turkey.
(b) A crow.
(c) A raven.
(d) A pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?

2. What kind of spirit does Galarius bring for Marcus to drink after his surgery in Chapter 8?

3. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. From what tribe has Cottia and her family descended?

5. What is an oculist?

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