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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the person who captured Getaflx receive as a reward for his work?

2. Who issues threats at the small man who loses in the game played by the Roman soldiers?

3. What is used as a means of persuasion on Getafix to get him to reveal his secret?

4. What happens when Asterix and Obelix fight the Roman soldiers?

5. What does Asterix do to the impostor traveling with the Roman soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Caligula.

2. What does Crimus Bonus' scheme of a Roman spy foreshadow?

3. How does Caligula manipulate Getaflix?

4. What does Crismus Bonus ask Caligula for?

5. What happens when Getaflix shows the potion to Caligula?

6. Why does Crismus Bonus fail to retrieve the potion recipe from Getaflix?

7. What is unusual about the Gauls to Crismus Bonus?

8. How does Asterix react to Caligula's disclosure?

9. Why is Getaflix in a tree?

10. Describe Obelix.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Torture is the method by which Crismus Bonus tries to persuade Getafix to give him the recipe for his magic potion for strength. Is it effective? Is this fair? Why or why not? Discuss torture as a means of punishment and enforcing law as discussed in Asterix the Gaul.

Essay Topic 2

The Asterix and the Obelix are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that the Asterix had a direct influence upon? What are some events that the Obelix had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

What are some instances of magic and the supernatural displayed throughout the novel? What is the significance of potions? Describe.

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