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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The Green Pasture.
(b) The Three Hills.
(c) The Catuvellauni.
(d) The Red Mountain.

2. What gemstone is in the ring that Marcus receives in Chapter 19?
(a) Opal.
(b) Garnet.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Ruby.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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) A scar from a fight with an animal.
(d) The chin strap of a Roman helmet.

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

12. What is Guern doing as he whistles in Chapter 17?
(a) Plowing his farm.
(b) Building a fort.
(c) Picking berries.
(d) Leading a cow.

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

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

15. To what people does Guern say he now belongs in Chapter 18?
(a) The Metheglin.
(b) The Iceni.
(c) The Selgovae.
(d) The Procyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the secret path that Guern leads Marcus and Esca through in Chapter 18?

2. How are the Legionaries in Marcus's dream described in Chapter 12?

3. What did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?

4. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?

5. Where does Marcus get hit by a probing spear in Chapter 18?

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