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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: "The Ring-Brooch".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Esca when he became a warrior with his tribe?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

2. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Herpinius.
(b) Stephanos.
(c) Procyon.
(d) Lucius.

3. What is the name of the place that Marcus and Esca are given housing in the village in Chapter 16?
(a) Conn's cow-byre.
(b) Tantus's cellar.
(c) Beppo's chicken shed.
(d) Pilum's barn.

4. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A freed slave.
(b) A warrior.
(c) A Centurion.
(d) A personal slave.

5. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?
(a) A Phrygian cap.
(b) An Athens cap.
(c) A Mithran cap.
(d) An Anderida.cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait identifies Esca as a slave?

2. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?

3. How many warriors from the tribe chase down Marcus and Esca after they have left in Chapter 16?

4. What is the talisman shaped like that Marcus wears on his forehead in Chapter 11?

5. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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