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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had he been working on?
(a) A second century BC merchant ship that sunk with a load of marble sculptures
(b) A second century BC sailing vessel with nothing on board
(c) A fourth century BC underwater ruin
(d) A third century BC merchant ship that had sunk with a load of tapestries

2. What is the first thing Kamil asks Dirk?
(a) His name, and rank
(b) If he is single
(c) Who are you and what do you want?
(d) To identify himself

3. What was the main infantry weapon of Rome of that time?
(a) A shield
(b) A spear
(c) A gun
(d) The Gladius, their double-edged pointed sword

4. What did the Polar Explorer intend to do for the Army Special Service Force?
(a) To turn over the victims right away
(b) To be a command post
(c) To give them their statements
(d) To offer the men lodging for the night

5. Where had Dr. Redfern been when he was summoned?
(a) Las Angeles
(b) Greece
(c) Chicago
(d) Honolulu

6. What did Nichols do, first thing after viewing the contents?
(a) Scream
(b) Throw up
(c) He called the President with the information
(d) Vow revenge

7. What language was the ship's logs written in?
(a) Latin
(b) French
(c) Greek
(d) Egyptian

8. Where was the poison for the rest of the delegates put?
(a) In the tea
(b) In the champagne
(c) In the coffee
(d) In the Beef Wellington

9. How many barbarian men were killed?
(a) Twelve
(b) Fourteen
(c) Ten
(d) Thirteen

10. What did the scent of a challenge smell like to Dirk?
(a) Between a sexually aroused woman and freshly-mown grass after rain
(b) Like a running motor and a garage
(c) Like motor oil and canned air
(d) Between a mutually aroused couple and fresh mown grass after rain

11. How is Dirk going to get an extension on where the Arctic Explorer was stationed?
(a) By obtaining permission from the Canadian government
(b) By proving beyond a shadow of a doubt what was beneath the ice
(c) By paying for his own time
(d) By asking the President directly

12. How old was the barbarian girl?
(a) Middle age, about eighteen
(b) Young, no more than twelve
(c) An old maid of thirty
(d) Young, no more than fourteen

13. Who will die before Venator?
(a) Noricus
(b) Severus
(c) Macer
(d) All of these

14. What captivated Dirk Pitt?
(a) The ease at which they'd found the Russian sub
(b) The silence of the Arctic
(c) The beauty of the women he'd met
(d) The ease at which they'd saved the crash victims

15. What did Dirk ask Lily?
(a) If she was feeling okay
(b) When she wanted to go out with him
(c) If she was ready for her night on the town
(d) How her friend was feeling

Short Answer Questions

1. What malady did Lily mention?

2. What was the best training Senator George Pitt had for running for Senate?

3. What did Gerhart want of Nichols?

4. What kind of ship did Lily think the Serapis was?

5. How far from the shore did the aircraft come to a stop?

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