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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?
(a) Perseus.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Mithras.
(d) Tartarus.

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

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

5. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Liathan.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Beppo.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Marcus get hit by a probing spear in Chapter 18?
(a) In his neck.
(b) In his foot.
(c) In his leg.
(d) In his shoulder.

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

13. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?
(a) The warriors.
(b) The women.
(c) The lords.
(d) The men.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Esca tells Marcus that he told the man who bought their horses that they were sired from whose stables?

2. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 11 as smelling like honey?

3. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?

4. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?

5. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?

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