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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 rickshaw.
(c) A gold ring.
(d) A bronze cauldron.

3. What does Esca say he traded a black piglet for in Chapter 17?
(a) A horse.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A cloak.
(d) A loaf of bread.

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

5. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 80 miles.

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

7. Esca tells Marcus that he told the man who bought their horses that they were sired from whose stables?
(a) Perseus's.
(b) Claudius Hieronimianus's.
(c) Queen Cartimandua's.
(d) Centurion Clodius Maximus's.

8. Where is the secret path that Guern leads Marcus and Esca through in Chapter 18?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In a cellar.
(c) In a bog.
(d) Across the forest trees.

9. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?
(a) Durinum.
(b) Eburacum.
(c) Anderida.
(d) Segedunum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marcus's mare that he takes on his mission?

2. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?

3. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?

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

5. What is the purpose of the red coral bead that is adorned about the neck of the baby in Chapter 13?

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