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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 word refers to an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses?
(a) Cockle.
(b) Pence.
(c) Dinar.
(d) Denarius.
2. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?
(a) Athenian ancestry.
(b) Gaul ancestry.
(c) Georgian ancestry.
(d) Celtic ancestry.
3. Whom does Esca refer to as "the Light of the Sun" (82) in Chapter 6?
(a) Aulus.
(b) Mithras.
(c) Lugh.
(d) Pilum.
4. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(b) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(c) The History of Siege Warfare.
(d) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
5. What had Marcus's father just been appointed as on his last departure, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) First Cohort of the Hispania.
(b) The Praetorian Guard.
(c) The First Legion of Egypt.
(d) The Sixth Legion of Egypt.
Short Answer Questions
1. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?
2. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?
3. What does Uncle Aquila say he used to hunt with Rufrius Galarius in Chapter 8?
4. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
5. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Uncle Aquila described?
2. How does Esca use weapons to illustrate the differences between Roman culture and the culture of the Celts?
3. What are the Saturnalia Games and what entertainments are provided at the Games that Marcus attends?
4. What rumor regarding the Eagle does the Legate describe in Chapter 10?
5. What do the Centurions discover to be making noise outside the fort in Chapter 3? How do they respond?
6. Why does Marcus grant Esca his freedom in Chapter 10?
7. What does Marcus consider doing in his future in Chapter 9?
8. What does the rose in the wine jar symbolize?
9. Why does Marcus buy the slave Esca?
10. Where has Marcus been assigned in Chapter 2? How many men does he command?
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