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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "The Healer with the Knife".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Hay.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Noon.

2. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) London.
(b) Isca.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Essex.

3. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Herpinius.
(c) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

4. Where does Marcus tell Esca he bought his dagger in Chapter 7?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Anderida.
(c) Isca.
(d) Durinum.

5. Who is the Cohort Commander that leads the Auxiliaries down the road in Chapter 1?
(a) Centurion Cassius.
(b) Centurion Drusillus.
(c) Centurion Herpinius.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?

2. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?

3. 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?

4. From what tribe does Esca hail?

5. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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