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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A Centurion.
(b) A warrior.
(c) A freed slave.
(d) A personal slave.

3. 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) Vikings.
(d) Pilum.

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

5. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

6. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Herpinius.

7. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?
(a) Celtic ancestry.
(b) Athenian ancestry.
(c) Georgian ancestry.
(d) Gaul ancestry.

8. What is the name of Cottia's nurse?
(a) Valaria.
(b) Narcissa.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Sassticca.

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

10. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?
(a) Marcus.
(b) The Quartermaster.
(c) Esca.
(d) The Duty Centuron.

11. What kind of spirit does Galarius bring for Marcus to drink after his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) Barley spirit.
(b) Ginger spirit.
(c) Spiced rum.
(d) Potato wine.

12. What display of submission does Cub show when he returns home in Chapter 9?
(a) He licks Marcus's feet.
(b) He puts his lowered head between Marcus's knees.
(c) He goes and brings Marcus his slippers.
(d) He rolls on his back and exposes his belly to him.

13. How long has it been since Marcus's surgery in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what tribe does Esca hail?

2. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?

3. Who is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?

4. How long does Uncle Aquila say it has been since he has been to Eburacum in Chapter 10?

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

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