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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the only adornments that Uncle Aquila allows on his walls?
(a) Celtic weapons.
(b) Colorful paintings.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Wooden etchings.

3. What kind of war does Centurion Quintus Hilarion say is "ever the most deadly kind, for it recks nothing of consequences" (15) in Chapter 1?
(a) "Direct-contact war."
(b) "Global war."
(c) "Holy war."
(d) "War of revenge."

4. Where is the Legate of the Sixth Legion coming from on his way to Rome in Chapter 9?
(a) Anderida.
(b) Eburacum.
(c) Clusium.
(d) Isca.

5. What word from Chapter 9 means a feeling of unease or embarrassment?
(a) Discomfiture.
(b) Indemnity.
(c) Detraction.
(d) Disillusion.

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

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

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

9. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Governor's rank.
(b) Emperor's rank.
(c) Layman's rank.
(d) Senator's rank.

10. How many paces does Esca walk behind his master?
(a) Two paces behind him.
(b) Nine paces behind him.
(c) Six paces behind him.
(d) Three paces behind him.

11. What is an oculist?
(a) A fortune teller.
(b) A ear doctor.
(c) A palm reader.
(d) An eye doctor.

12. Who does Cottia insist Marcus send to tell her after his surgery is over in Chapter 8?
(a) Esca.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Procyon.

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

14. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?
(a) Long-hairs.
(b) Gauls.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Vikings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?

2. What city now sits at the location of the historic Eburacum?

3. For how long does Esca say he has been a slave in Chapter 6?

4. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?

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

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