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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. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Mithras.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Perseus.

2. 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) 60 years ago.
(b) 200 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

3. What does Esca say he traded a black piglet for in Chapter 17?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A horse.
(d) A cloak.

4. What more than anything else is said to bring a woman the envy of her neighbors in Chapter 13?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) A rickshaw.
(c) A bronze cauldron.
(d) A wheeled wagon.

5. Where does Esca sell his and Marcus's horses in Chapter 17?
(a) Calleva.
(b) Eburacum.
(c) Isca.
(d) Cluta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?

2. Where does Marcus get hit by a probing spear in Chapter 18?

3. What do the Celts call Caledonia?

4. What is Esca's full name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What costumes do Marcus and Esca wear as they set out on their mission?

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

4. How is Guern's appearance described when he is introduced?

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

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

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

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

9. How is the character of Dergdian described?

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

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