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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (12A-22B).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Asterix questions the story given by the impostor about his arrival, what does this foreshadow?
(a) Arrival of Roman soldiers.
(b) Banishment to Scotland.
(c) Discovery of the Roman cover.
(d) Capture by Greek squad.

2. What does Getafix need to get for his magic that makes him leave his Gaul village?
(a) Mead.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Elderberry.

3. Who turns out to be Asterix's friends by the end of Section 2?
(a) Marcus, Mingus, and Obelix.
(b) Getafix, snake charmer, and Bonus.
(c) Obelix, Getafix, and cart seller.
(d) Crismus, Caesar, and Obelix.

4. What do Asterix and Obelix go to Getafix for?
(a) A jug of wine.
(b) A pot of magic tea.
(c) A dose of potion.
(d) A dose of advice.

5. Whose behavior of lamenting his fate and whining reveals his character as weak and cowardly in Section 1?
(a) Asterix.
(b) Getafix.
(c) Caligula.
(d) Obelix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is dangerous for Obelix to do?

2. How many soldiers attack Asterix while he is hunting?

3. What does the village druid give Asterix to make him strong?

4. What happens to Caligula because he is not aware at first how to control his new power?

5. Who has conquered the Gauls in the first section of the book?

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