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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of design is described on Marcus's dagger sheath in Chapter 7?
(a) A British design.
(b) A Greek design.
(c) A Roman design.
(d) A German design.

2. What beloved game of Legionairies and gladiators does Marcus teach Cottia in Chapter 8?
(a) "Flash the Fingers."
(b) "Peek-a-Boo."
(c) "Hide and Seek."
(d) "Jump and Run."

3. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?
(a) Lugh.
(b) Aulus.
(c) Mithras.
(d) Pilum.

4. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Lucius Urbanus.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Paulus.

5. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?
(a) Come and choke him.
(b) Never speak to him again.
(c) Kill his mother.
(d) Poison his wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

2. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

3. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?

4. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?

5. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is visiting Uncle Aquila in Chapter 9? Why?

2. What does Placidus suggest as a reason for the disappearance of the Ninth Legion?

3. Why does Marcus buy the slave Esca?

4. How does Cottia feel about Roman culture and about her aunt?

5. What rumor regarding the Eagle does the Legate describe in Chapter 10?

6. Why does Marcus worry he may be making a laughing stock out of himself in Chapter 3?

7. How does Marcus feel about the end of his career with the Eagles?

8. What is Esca's history? For how long has he been a slave?

9. What does Cottia tell Marcus when she appears in the garden in Chapter 8?

10. How did Tribune Placidus insult Esca at the hunt in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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