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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 is the name of Marcus's mare that he takes on his mission?
(a) Minna.
(b) Vipsania.
(c) Narcissa.
(d) Crona.

2. Whose image is displayed on the sesterce of Marcus's in Chapter 12?
(a) Perseus's.
(b) Zeus's.
(c) Beppo's.
(d) Domitian's.

3. 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.

4. What song does the stranger with the deer sing when he approaches Marcus and Esca in Chapter 12?
(a) "The Long Journey in the Night."
(b) "The Flowers of Tarstevere."
(c) "Arms to Caesar."
(d) "The Girl I Kissed at Closium."

5. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?
(a) Esca's illness is highly contagious and deadly.
(b) Marcus will be calling in surgeons to attend to Esca.
(c) Esca needs peace and quiet.
(d) Marcus must perform powerful magic to heal Esca.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?

2. What more than anything else is said to bring a woman the envy of her neighbors in Chapter 13?

3. How are the Legionaries in Marcus's dream described in Chapter 12?

4. Where is the sentry on the northern ramparts when he believes he hears horses' hooves in Chapter 19?

5. What does Esca replace his and Marcus's horses with in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives away Marcus and Esca's location when they attempt to hide in Chapter 18?

2. Why are Marcus and Esca welcomed into the village of Dergdian's people?

3. How do Marcus and Esca evade their pursuers in Chapter 17?

4. How is Hadrian's Wall described? Where is it located?

5. How does Guern help Marcus and Esca in Chapter 18?

6. What does Liathan give to Esca in Chapter 19?

7. How does Tradui describe the eradication of the Ninth Legion in Chapter 15?

8. How and where is the Roman Eagle revealed in Chapter 14?

9. How do Marcus and Esca gain entrance to the gate of Borcovicus?

10. How is the character of Dergdian described?

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