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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Marcus tell to muster the squadron and hold them in readiness in Chapter 3?
(a) Centurion Esca.
(b) Centurion
(c) Centurion Lutorius.
(d) Centurion

2. 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 Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(d) The Times of Julius Caesar.

3. What kind of war does Centurion Quintus Hilarion say is "ever the most deadly kind, for it recks nothing of consequences" (15) in Chapter 1?
(a) "Holy war."
(b) "Global war."
(c) "Direct-contact war."
(d) "War of revenge."

4. How do the gods show themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) In full moons.
(b) In the stars.
(c) In the sun.
(d) In new moons.

5. What does the Latin word "testudo" refer to?
(a) A snake.
(b) A horse.
(c) A tortoise.
(d) A dragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?

3. What was the name of Uncle Aquila's dog that is buried at Luguvallium?

4. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

5. What word from the novel refers to a civil officer or lay judge that administers the law?

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