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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 did Rufrius Galarius provide for Marcus when he set out on his mission in the North?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A pocket-watch.
(c) A box of salves.
(d) A horse and carriage.

2. Where does Marcus get hit by a probing spear in Chapter 18?
(a) In his shoulder.
(b) In his leg.
(c) In his foot.
(d) In his neck.

3. In describing the fight against the Red Crests in Chapter 15, the Chieftan's grandfather says that his tribe brought the enemy to bay in the bog country north of what place?
(a) The Three Hills.
(b) The Green Pasture.
(c) The Red Mountain.
(d) The Catuvellauni.

4. Where do Marcus and Esca drop off their horses upon arriving home in Calleva?
(a) The Golden Vine.
(b) The Green Garden.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) The Black Raven.

5. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?
(a) A Mithran cap.
(b) An Athens cap.
(c) A Phrygian cap.
(d) An Anderida.cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Commanding Officer that Marcus has the Optio take him to see in Chapter 19?

2. What does the Chieftan's father show Marcus that he took from his greatest battle ever in Chapter 15?

3. What is the name of Guern's wife?

4. How long ago does Guern say it was when the men of the Legion carried out the Procurator's order to dispossess the Queen of the Iceni?

5. What do the Celts call Caledonia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marcus and Esca manage to steal the Eagle?

2. What happened to the Legate of the Ninth Legion, according to Guern?

3. How has Cub changed when Marcus returns in Chapter 20?

4. Why does Marcus create an altar in Chapter 11?

5. Where is Valentia? How large was this province of Roman Britain?

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

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

8. Where do Esca and Marcus hide the Eagle in Chapter 16? Why?

9. Why does the song sung by Guern catch Marcus's attention?

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

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