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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What false name does Marcus give to the guards at the North Gate in Chapter 11?
(a) The Quartermaster.
(b) Demetrius of Alexandria.
(c) Lurorius of Lethe.
(d) Centurion Paulus.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What has the Chieftan's family been putting on their son's eyes in Chapter 14?
(a) Deer lard.
(b) Aloe vera.
(c) Herbena.
(d) Toad's fat.

9. What is the name of the mare that Esca rides?
(a) Minna.
(b) Narcissa.
(c) Vipsania.
(d) Crona.

10. Where is the sentry on the northern ramparts when he believes he hears horses' hooves in Chapter 19?
(a) Valentia.
(b) Clusium.
(c) Anderida.
(d) Borcovicus.

11. What are Marcus and Esca upset that they lost near the water in Chapter 16?
(a) The Eagle.
(b) A signet ring.
(c) A ring-brooch.
(d) A bracelet.

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

13. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?
(a) Macular degeneration.
(b) Marsh ophthalmia.
(c) Glaucoma.
(d) Retinopathy.

14. What does the Chieftan's father show Marcus that he took from his greatest battle ever in Chapter 15?
(a) A compass.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A pocket-watch.

15. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?
(a) Esca needs peace and quiet.
(b) Esca's illness is highly contagious and deadly.
(c) Marcus must perform powerful magic to heal Esca.
(d) Marcus will be calling in surgeons to attend to Esca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?

2. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?

3. What do the Celts call Caledonia?

4. What word from Chapter 14 refers to honey mead made by the Celtic Druids?

5. What is Esca's full name?

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