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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 60 years ago.
(b) 200 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

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

3. 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 rickshaw.
(d) A gold ring.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 Catuvellauni.
(b) The Three Hills.
(c) The Red Mountain.
(d) The Green Pasture.

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

14. What is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?
(a) An open hand.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A heart.
(d) A diamond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the mare that Esca rides?

2. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?

3. What does Esca say he traded a black piglet for in Chapter 17?

4. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?

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

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