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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV through XVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the newly purchased slave, Demetrius, do when he arrives at Lucia's home?
(a) Throws away his shackles.
(b) Tries to escape.
(c) Dives into the pool.
(d) Puts a dagger under his pillow.

2. Why is Marcellus so welcome at the House of Eupolis in Athens?
(a) Marcellus has money.
(b) Marcellus's father had stayed there years ago.
(c) The innkeeper is afraid of the Tribune.
(d) It is Demetrius's family home.

3. What does Demetrius bring to Benjamin when he visits him in Chapter 9?
(a) Figs.
(b) A ring.
(c) The robe.
(d) Marcellus's daggers.

4. What does one of Pilate's legionnaires tell Paulus he had heard that Jesus intends to do if the temple is torn down?
(a) Put it up in three days.
(b) Have it rebuilt eventually.
(c) Die on a cross.
(d) Build a new market there.

5. What favor did Demetrius do for Fulvius while traveling on the Vestis?
(a) He saved Fulvius's life.
(b) He saved Fulvius from getting too drunk.
(c) He told Fulvius that a slave was planning to escape.
(d) He cooked dinners for Marcellus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Demetrius go after speaking with Zenos and his master, Polygos?

2. What does Demetrius believe he can help Marcellus do by going away to Athens together?

3. How does Demetrius realize that Pilate has given Jesus to the people to judge?

4. When Justus tells Marcellus about his grandson's foot having healed, what is implied in his avoidance of Marcellus's questions about it?

5. How many people are situated at the crucifixion site as Demetrius nears it?

(see the answer key)

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