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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VIII through X.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marcus Gallio offer Demetrius in exchange for helping Marcellus regain his mind?
(a) His freedom.
(b) Gold.
(c) Lucia in marriage.
(d) A slave of his own.

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

4. What does Marcellus do at a banquet to offend Prince Gaius?
(a) He laughs at Antonius and Gaius.
(b) He curses loudly.
(c) He claims the food is rotten.
(d) He eats his food with the wrong utensils.

5. When Demetrius returns to Rome, he tells Lucia that Marcellus repeats this question over and over:
(a) "Who took the robe?"
(b) "Were you out there?"
(c) "Where is Jesus?"
(d) "Did it hurt?"

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Benjamin, what do the Romans believe all men are?

2. What is Demetrius's state of mind as he approaches the crucifixion site?

3. Why is Zenos's master, Popygos, upset about the constant quarrels between the Romans and the Jews?

4. What does one of Pilate's legionnaires tell Paulus he had heard that Jesus intends to do if the temple is torn down?

5. Why does Marcellus avoid talking with the Eupolis family?

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