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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 Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?
(a) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(b) Centurion Lutorius.
(c) Centurion Aquila.
(d) Centurion Paulus.

2. Who is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?
(a) Centurion Cassius.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Centurion Herpinius.
(d) Centurion Drusillus.

3. Near what ancient city did Marcus Flavius Aquila grow up with his mother on the family farm?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Calleva.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Isca.

4. Where has Marcus's wolf cub been put during his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) The study.
(b) The attic.
(c) Cottia's house.
(d) The storeroom.

5. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?
(a) Articulator.
(b) Mitigator.
(c) Embezzler.
(d) Magistrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?

2. Who is the cook at Uncle Aquila's home?

3. Approximately how many men has Marcus's garrison lost (killed or wounded) by the end of the second attack in Chapter 3?

4. What trait identifies Esca as a slave?

5. What was Cottia's father doing when he was killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the rose in the wine jar symbolize?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What bet with Cradoc does Marcus propose in Chapter 2?

8. What two stories inspired the author to write The Eagle of the Ninth, according to her Prologue?

9. From what narrative point of view is the novel related?

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

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