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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. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?
(a) Ulpius.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Lutorius.
(d) Typhon.

2. How old was Uncle Aquila's only love when she died?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

3. 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 Conquests of the Roman Empire.
(b) The History of Siege Warfare.
(c) The Times of Julius Caesar.
(d) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.

4. 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) "Direct-contact war."
(b) "Global war."
(c) "War of revenge."
(d) "Holy war."

5. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?
(a) Centurion Paulus.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Centurion Drusillus.
(d) Centurion Esca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus suggest Cradoc put up to wager in their bet in Chapter 2?

2. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a little red angry man who had missed promotion and grown overfull of his own importance in consequence" (19)?

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?

4. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?

5. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?

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