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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. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Beppo.
(c) Dergdian.
(d) Pilum.

2. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?
(a) His brother's reputation.
(b) A wealth of money.
(c) Marriage.
(d) His father's reputation.

3. What word from Chapter 14 refers to honey mead made by the Celtic Druids?
(a) Alerno.
(b) Palernum.
(c) Metheglin.
(d) Vocci.

4. What false name does Marcus give to the guards at the North Gate in Chapter 11?
(a) Centurion Paulus.
(b) The Quartermaster.
(c) Lurorius of Lethe.
(d) Demetrius of Alexandria.

5. What is Esca's full name?
(a) Esca Clodius Maximus.
(b) Esca Lutus Procyon.
(c) Esca Mac Cunoval.
(d) Esca Lutorius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?

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

3. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?

4. What is Guern doing as he whistles in Chapter 17?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What exchanges does Esca make in Cluta in Chapter 17? Why?

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

4. What is done with the Eagle in Chapter 20?

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

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

7. What did Guern do after abandoning the Ninth Legion?

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

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

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

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