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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: "Tribune Placidus".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A Centurion.
(b) A warrior.
(c) A freed slave.
(d) A personal slave.

2. What kind of ancestry is suggested by Placidus's appearance in Chapter 9?
(a) Gaul ancestry.
(b) Georgian ancestry.
(c) Celtic ancestry.
(d) Athenian ancestry.

3. What does Cottia do to Stephanos in the courtyard in Chapter 8?
(a) She kicks him.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She bites him.
(d) She pinches him.

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

5. Where was Uncle Aquila when his time fell due for parting with the Eagles?
(a) China.
(b) Roman Britain.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Judaea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus call his wolf cub that he adopts?

2. Where does Marcus recall having seen Cottia before when he meets her in Chapter 7?

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

4. Where is Centurion Quintus Hilarion's home?

5. What does the word "cockcrow" (44) refer to in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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