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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: "The Feast of the New Spears".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?
(a) "Semper Fi."
(b) "Pia Semper."
(c) "Ultum omniscium."
(d) "Pia Fidelis."

2. What display of submission does Cub show when he returns home in Chapter 9?
(a) He goes and brings Marcus his slippers.
(b) He rolls on his back and exposes his belly to him.
(c) He licks Marcus's feet.
(d) He puts his lowered head between Marcus's knees.

3. What does Marcus tell his replacement commander he will do if he lets the Cohort go to ruin in Chapter 4?
(a) Come and choke him.
(b) Poison his wine.
(c) Kill his mother.
(d) Never speak to him again.

4. What does the narrator describe Marcus's wolf cub hunting in Chapter 7?
(a) Cats.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Mice.

5. Where does Marcus recall having seen Cottia before when he meets her in Chapter 7?
(a) At the Saturnalia Games.
(b) At her mother's wedding.
(c) At the Roman temple.
(d) At the bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of design is described on Marcus's dagger sheath in Chapter 7?

2. Who is referred to as the father of all ills in Chapter 1?

3. What game does "draughts" refer to?

4. Galarius claims in Chapter 8 that an oculist's craft is one for a follower of whom?

5. What does the Eagle represent symbolically to Marcus?

(see the answer key)

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