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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 had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A wild cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) A wolf.

2. Who is referred to as the father of all ills in Chapter 1?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Aulus.
(d) Clusium.

3. What does Cottia say her aunt and uncle call her in Chapter 7?
(a) Coty.
(b) Camilla.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Caron.

4. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Scythe.
(b) Pilum.
(c) Chariot.
(d) Arbetum.

5. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Woman.
(c) Man.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?

2. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?

3. What display of submission does Cub show when he returns home in Chapter 9?

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

5. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Esca use weapons to illustrate the differences between Roman culture and the culture of the Celts?

2. What do the Centurions discover to be making noise outside the fort in Chapter 3? How do they respond?

3. Where is Marcus being tended to in Chapter 4? By whom is he being care for?

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

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

6. What are the Saturnalia Games and what entertainments are provided at the Games that Marcus attends?

7. How is Marcus's surgery described in Chapter 8?

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

9. How are the slaves described in Uncle Aquila's home?

10. Where has Marcus been assigned in Chapter 2? How many men does he command?

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