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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "Attack!".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Woman.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Man.

2. What Legion "had been Marcus's shining goal for as long as he could remember" (9) according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A Greek Legion.
(b) A British Legion.
(c) An Egyptian Legion.
(d) A German Legion.

3. Who commands the fort's one squadron of Dacian Horse, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Typhon.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Drusillus.

4. What word refers to an ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses?
(a) Dinar.
(b) Denarius.
(c) Cockle.
(d) Pence.

5. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Senator's rank.
(b) Governor's rank.
(c) Emperor's rank.
(d) Layman's rank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cradoc's profession?

2. What does Marcus offer in a bet to Cradoc in Chapter 2?

3. Approximately how long should it take reinforcements to reach Marcus's garrison after the smoke signal has been sent up in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment from ancient Greek mythology that is referred to in Chapter 3?

5. Near what ancient city did Marcus Flavius Aquila grow up with his mother on the family farm?

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