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

2. Who enters to lead the Legate and Placidus to their quarters in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Procyon.
(b) Stephanos.
(c) Pilus Prior.
(d) Tartarus.

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

4. Who is the Tribune that Esca describes getting into a quarrel with at the wolf-hunt in Chapter 6?
(a) Herpinius.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Placidus.
(d) Lucius Urbanus.

5. 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 Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(d) The Times of Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Cub's collar described?

2. In how many days' time does Placidus say he will board the galley in Chapter 9?

3. Who does Cottia insist Marcus send to tell her after his surgery is over in Chapter 8?

4. What is the name of Cottia's nurse?

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

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