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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Colonel Joll approaches the prisoners and uses dust to write the word ______________ on their backs.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Slave.
(c) Devil.
(d) Barbarian.

2. The magistrate is upset about incidents between the soldiers and the prisoners especially when _________________.
(a) The sun sets.
(b) One of the babies dies.
(c) The guns go missing.
(d) The meals are served.

3. _____________ spreads among the soldiers in response to the new news about the barbarians and their actions.
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Drunkenness.
(c) Sickness.
(d) Terror.

4. When the group returns back to the settlement, they are greeted by a group of ______________.
(a) Children.
(b) Priests.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Women.

5. Various measures are undertaken in anticipation of barbarian attacks, such as ___________ and vigilance.
(a) Torture.
(b) Raids.
(c) Signs.
(d) Rallies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as the blind girl refuses to talk about her injuries as the magistrate asks her about them?

2. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?

3. The magistrate prefers to bear the ___________ himself rather than to leave it for someone else to bear.

4. Unable to defend themselves, the barbarians are vulnerable and deprived of their _______________ as a result.

5. Where does the magistrate first go when he decides that he wants to leave the settlement?

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