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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is hanged and then burned while still alive as the ultimate punishment?
(a) Dieda.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Cynric.

2. Senara tells Gaius that he can meet her at the _________ cottage, according to the story.
(a) Father's.
(b) Vacant.
(c) Priestesses'.
(d) Library.

3. What does the oracle promise to Julia if she gives a lot of money in return?
(a) A girl.
(b) A new life.
(c) A healthy child.
(d) A boy.

4. Caillean decides that she does not need to run her house the same way and that her house will not serve the _________.
(a) Druids.
(b) Seasons.
(c) Men.
(d) Romans.

5. Whose child do the women in the house think Gawen is?
(a) Eilan.
(b) Dieda.
(c) Caillean.
(d) Mairi.

6. What does Gaius accidentally kill and then lie about killing during this section of the story?
(a) Bird.
(b) Dog.
(c) Horse.
(d) Pet monkey.

7. _________ swears they will do all that they can to obtain power in order to protect Eilan and the baby.
(a) Ardanos.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Marcellius.
(d) Cynric.

8. Later, the father of Eilan says that she should counsel _________ on the Romans and she says that she will ask the Goddess.
(a) Peace.
(b) Revenge.
(c) A treaty.
(d) Prosperity.

9. What is thrown along with coins to the beggars as is traditional at a Roman wedding?
(a) Scrolls.
(b) Apples.
(c) Walnuts.
(d) Lettuce.

10. Where does Marcellius believe that Gaius was during the time that he apparently raped someone?
(a) At home.
(b) In the market.
(c) Londinium.
(d) Greece.

11. What does Julia believe is coming as a result of her new beliefs?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The end of her life.
(c) The new wave of goddesses.
(d) The end of the world.

12. Who does Dieda believe should not be in the Forest House, thinking it to be a stupid and shameful plan?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Arch Druid.
(c) Gawen.
(d) Adornos.

13. Who seems to inaccurately translate some of the words of the priestess during the ritual that nearly kills the priestess?
(a) Lhiannon.
(b) Ardanos.
(c) Caillean.
(d) Eilan.

14. Which of the priestesses is thought to be the one who was gone away?
(a) Eilan.
(b) Lhiannon.
(c) Caillean.
(d) Dieda.

15. Who learns there is a faction that has risen against the emperor at this point in time?
(a) Dieda.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Calliean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Arch Druid counsel Eilan to advise during her trance, according to the book?

2. Eilan tells the people in a trance that ________ will peak and fall in its own time, according to the book's description.

3. Where has Gaius been serving in the military before he is called back by the Governor in Briton?

4. What does Julia refuse to do with Gaius anymore, and he agrees to this request?

5. Who goes to see Eilan, but is attacked by bandits, according to the descriptions at this point of the story?

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