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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 11 as smelling like honey?
(a) Rowan trees.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) Cherry trees.
(d) Maple trees.

2. 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 military cloak.
(c) His mother's wedding gown.
(d) His father's blanket.

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

4. What did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A pocket-watch.
(c) A horse and carriage.
(d) A box of salves.

5. What color is the harebell that Marcus observes in Chapter 18?
(a) Green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. How many lives were lost in the recovering of the "winged god" (196), according to the Chieftan's grandfather in Chapter 15?
(a) Three.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

14. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?
(a) Pilum's barn.
(b) Conn's cow-byre.
(c) Tantus's cellar.
(d) Beppo's chicken shed.

15. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?
(a) A raven.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A dove.
(d) A starling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have discovered Marcus's ring-brooch by the loch in Chapter 19?

2. What is Esca's full name?

3. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?

4. Whose image is displayed on the sesterce of Marcus's in Chapter 12?

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

(see the answer keys)

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