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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 do the Celts call Caledonia?
(a) Tarstevere.
(b) Albu.
(c) Isca.
(d) Durinum.

2. What is the name of the mare that Esca rides?
(a) Minna.
(b) Vipsania.
(c) Crona.
(d) Narcissa.

3. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 80 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

4. How many warriors from the tribe chase down Marcus and Esca after they have left in Chapter 16?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. 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?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 60 years ago.
(c) 200 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?

2. Why does Marcus say he and Esca need a place far from the village huts in Chapter 16?

3. What is the purpose of the red coral bead that is adorned about the neck of the baby in Chapter 13?

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

5. What does Marcus wrap the Eagle in when it is placed in the altar in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the character of Dergdian described?

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

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

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

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

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

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