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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. What does Prince Gaius attempt to do to Lucia at the palace on Capri?
(a) He tries to make love to her.
(b) He makes an attempt at getting her to swim.
(c) He insults her beauty.
(d) He tries to attack her with a sword.

2. What is Paulus's belief about the gods' origins?
(a) Gods are released from the stars.
(b) They have always existed.
(c) The gods are manufactured by men.
(d) The gods are nonexistent.

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

4. What does Marcellus want Paulus to do after the fight?
(a) Apologize for his conduct.
(b) Leave Gaza.
(c) Bow down to him.
(d) Write an apology to Rome.

5. What is Demetrius's attitude towards religion?
(a) He is pious and prays daily.
(b) Religion is something to avoid at all costs
(c) It is better that man does not believe in the gods.
(d) Religion is for the elderly only.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcellus do that gains him favor with Paulus?

2. For what occasion does Paulus tell Marcellus that a company of men must be sent into Jerusalem?

3. Who is beautiful, in her mid-forties, a cultured, gracious hostess, and probably the laziest woman in the whole Roman Empire?

4. How old is Lucia?

5. What does Lucia want Marcellus to do when he goes to see Gaius?

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