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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What bird does Marcus observe when he first awakens in Chapter 4?
(a) A crow.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A raven.
2. How is Cub's collar described?
(a) It is studded with gems.
(b) It is chain-link.
(c) It is bronze-studded.
(d) It is gold-studded.
3. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Durinum.
(d) Anderida.
4. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A horse.
(c) A snake.
(d) A tortoise.
5. What was the name of Cradoc's wife?
(a) Margarita.
(b) Valaria.
(c) Guinhumara.
(d) Narcissa.
6. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?
(a) Centurion Esca.
(b) Centurion
(c) Centurion
(d) Centurion Lutorius.
7. What is the name of the Legate of the Sixth Legion that visits Uncle Aquila in Chapter 9?
(a) Clodius Maximus.
(b) Claudius Hieronimianus.
(c) Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Paulus.
8. Who enters to lead the Legate and Placidus to their quarters in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Pilus Prior.
(c) Stephanos.
(d) Tartarus.
9. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Scythe.
(b) Arbetum.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Chariot.
10. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?
(a) Noon.
(b) Hay.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.
11. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?
(a) Poison his wine.
(b) Kill his mother.
(c) Come and choke him.
(d) Never speak to him again.
12. Whose name is chanted by Marcus's battalion as they drive at the tribesmen with swords in Chapter 3?
(a) Tartarus's.
(b) Marcus's.
(c) Caesar's.
(d) Esca's.
13. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?
(a) "Ultum omniscium."
(b) "Pia Fidelis."
(c) "Semper Fi."
(d) "Pia Semper."
14. Where is the Legate of the Sixth Legion from, according to the narrator in Chapter 9?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Egypt.
15. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Herpinius.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Stephanos.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word in Chapter 6 refers to an ancient Roman coin that equals one quarter of a denarius?
2. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?
3. In whose charge does Marcus leave Cub as he sets out on his mission in Chapter 10?
4. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?
5. For how long does Esca say he has been a slave in Chapter 6?
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