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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: "Esca".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Mina.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Valaria.

2. What does Marcus suggest Cradoc put up to wager in their bet in Chapter 2?
(a) A hunting spear.
(b) His cloak.
(c) A silver brooch.
(d) His horses.

3. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?
(a) Vikings.
(b) Gauls.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Long-hairs.

4. What is the name of the book that Uncle Aquila has been writing for ten years, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) The History of Siege Warfare.
(b) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(c) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(d) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.

5. Who is referred to in Chapter 4 as "A most efficient officer ... with the air of a grey-headed Legate" (52)?
(a) Centurion Herpinius.
(b) Centurion Cassius.
(c) Centurion Maximus.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

2. Where does Centurion Drusillus suggest calling in reinforcements from in Chapter 3?

3. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?

4. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?

5. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?

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