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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have discovered Marcus's ring-brooch by the loch in Chapter 19?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Anderida.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Gault.

2. Who is the Commanding Officer that Marcus has the Optio take him to see in Chapter 19?
(a) Centurion Herpinius.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Pilum.
(d) Centurion Cassius.

3. What is the name of Marcus's mare that he takes on his mission?
(a) Minna.
(b) Crona.
(c) Vipsania.
(d) Narcissa.

4. What word in Chapter 12 refers to a flat quick bread baked or cooked from grain?
(a) Pita.
(b) Ludz.
(c) Bannock.
(d) Pilum.

5. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?
(a) A Mithran cap.
(b) An Anderida.cap.
(c) An Athens cap.
(d) A Phrygian cap.

6. What is the name of Guern's wife?
(a) Margarita.
(b) Valaria.
(c) Narcissa.
(d) Murna.

7. What song does the stranger with the deer sing when he approaches Marcus and Esca in Chapter 12?
(a) "Arms to Caesar."
(b) "The Long Journey in the Night."
(c) "The Flowers of Tarstevere."
(d) "The Girl I Kissed at Closium."

8. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?
(a) Eburacum.
(b) Segedunum.
(c) Durinum.
(d) Anderida.

9. What word from Chapter 14 refers to honey mead made by the Celtic Druids?
(a) Palernum.
(b) Alerno.
(c) Metheglin.
(d) Vocci.

10. What is the only weapon of the tribesmen's that Marcus takes with him in Chapter 19?
(a) A sword.
(b) A shield.
(c) A spear.
(d) A dagger.

11. Where does Esca sell his and Marcus's horses in Chapter 17?
(a) Isca.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Cluta.
(d) Eburacum.

12. Who raised the old fort at Trinomontium?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Agricola.
(d) Guinhumara.

13. Whose image is displayed on the sesterce of Marcus's in Chapter 12?
(a) Zeus's.
(b) Perseus's.
(c) Domitian's.
(d) Beppo's.

14. What does Marcus wrap the Eagle in when it is placed in the altar in Chapter 20?
(a) His old military cloak.
(b) His father's blanket.
(c) His mother's wedding gown.
(d) His father's military cloak.

15. How many warriors from the tribe chase down Marcus and Esca after they have left in Chapter 16?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Guern doing as he whistles in Chapter 17?

2. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?

3. Where do Marcus and Esca drop off their horses upon arriving home in Calleva?

4. What is the name of the mare that Esca rides?

5. What does the Chieftan's father show Marcus that he took from his greatest battle ever in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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