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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. Esca tells Marcus that he told the man who bought their horses that they were sired from whose stables?
(a) Claudius Hieronimianus's.
(b) Centurion Clodius Maximus's.
(c) Queen Cartimandua's.
(d) Perseus's.

2. Where does Uncle Aquila say Cottia has gone for the winter in Chapter 20?
(a) Eburacum.
(b) Isca.
(c) Anderida.
(d) Aquae Sulis.

3. What does the Chieftan's father show Marcus that he took from his greatest battle ever in Chapter 15?
(a) A compass.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A pocket-watch.
(d) A ring.

4. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Beppo.
(b) Typhon.
(c) Liathan.
(d) Pilum.

5. What is Guern doing as he whistles in Chapter 17?
(a) Leading a cow.
(b) Picking berries.
(c) Plowing his farm.
(d) Building a fort.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who raised the old fort at Trinomontium?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Guern greet Marcus and Esca in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

8. Who is Boudicca and why does Guern mention her in Chapter 13?

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

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

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