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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long ago does Guern say it was when the men of the Legion carried out the Procurator's order to dispossess the Queen of the Iceni?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 200 years ago.
(c) 60 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

3. What loch do Marcus and the others pass in Chapter 14?
(a) The Loch Ness.
(b) The Loch of Many Islets.
(c) The Loch of Icy Water.
(d) The Loch of the Celts.

4. Where do Marcus and Esca drop off their horses upon arriving home in Calleva?
(a) The Green Garden.
(b) The Golden Vine.
(c) The Black Raven.
(d) The White Horse.

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

6. Where does Uncle Aquila say Cottia has gone for the winter in Chapter 20?
(a) Anderida.
(b) Eburacum.
(c) Isca.
(d) Aquae Sulis.

7. What is the name of the Chieftan's maternal grandfather in Chapter 14?
(a) Tradui.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Beppo.

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

9. What animal is the hunting party that Marcus encounters bringing back to their village in Chapter 14?
(a) A goat.
(b) An elk.
(c) A boar.
(d) A deer.

10. What does Marcus notice a scar from on Guern's chin in Chapter 13?
(a) A dagger scar from battle.
(b) A branding when he was enslaved.
(c) The chin strap of a Roman helmet.
(d) A scar from a fight with an animal.

11. What is the purpose of the red coral bead that is adorned about the neck of the baby in Chapter 13?
(a) To ward off the Evil Eye.
(b) To grant hospitality.
(c) To ensure a good suitor.
(d) To bring the family wealth.

12. What more than anything else is said to bring a woman the envy of her neighbors in Chapter 13?
(a) A bronze cauldron.
(b) A wheeled wagon.
(c) A gold ring.
(d) A rickshaw.

13. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?
(a) A wealth of money.
(b) His brother's reputation.
(c) His father's reputation.
(d) Marriage.

14. What is Esca's full name?
(a) Esca Clodius Maximus.
(b) Esca Lutorius.
(c) Esca Lutus Procyon.
(d) Esca Mac Cunoval.

15. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?
(a) Dergdian.
(b) Pilum.
(c) Beppo.
(d) Typhon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Celts call Caledonia?

2. To what people does Guern say he now belongs in Chapter 18?

3. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?

4. In describing the fight against the Red Crests in Chapter 15, the Chieftan's grandfather says that his tribe brought the enemy to bay in the bog country north of what place?

5. Where does Esca sell his and Marcus's horses in Chapter 17?

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