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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is beautiful, in her mid-forties, a cultured, gracious hostess, and probably the laziest woman in the whole Roman Empire?
(a) Paula Gallus.
(b) Cornelia Vipsania Gallio.
(c) Lucia Gallio.
(d) Diana Gallus.

2. For what occasion does Paulus tell Marcellus that a company of men must be sent into Jerusalem?
(a) Passover.
(b) Rosh Hashanah
(c) Yom Kippur.
(d) The sabbath.

3. What does Lucia want Marcellus to do when he goes to see Gaius?
(a) Tell him off.
(b) Laugh at him.
(c) Ask for forgiveness.
(d) Praise and flatter him.

4. Who is Diana?
(a) The princess.
(b) A slave.
(c) Lucia's mother.
(d) A good friend of Lucia's.

5. Marcellus has a big black sheepdog whose name is:
(a) Antonius.
(b) Boots.
(c) Bambo.
(d) Tuscus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in love with Marcellus?

2. Who has a sword fight while at Marcellus's first dinner in Minoa?

3. What does Prince Gaius attempt to do to Lucia at the palace on Capri?

4. Who does Lucia's father, Marcus Gallio, insult in the senate?

5. Who is in charge of Minoa before Marcellus' arrival?

(see the answer key)

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