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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: "The Wild Hunt".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Legate of the Sixth Legion that visits Uncle Aquila in Chapter 9?
(a) Centurion Paulus.
(b) Clodius Maximus.
(c) Claudius Hieronimianus.
(d) Pilus Prior.

2. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?
(a) The warriors.
(b) The lords.
(c) The men.
(d) The women.

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

4. What term refers to the elite unit of the Imperial Roman Army whose members serve as personal bodyguards to officials such as generals or governors?
(a) The Garden Guard.
(b) The First Senate Guard.
(c) The Praetorian Guard.
(d) The First Cohort of the Hispania.

5. What problem does the narrator describe Marcus treating frequently in Valentia in Chapter 12?
(a) Marsh ophthalmia.
(b) Retinopathy.
(c) Macular degeneration.
(d) Glaucoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what god does Marcus pray in Chapter 3?

2. What was the name of Cradoc's wife?

3. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?

4. How long does Claudius Hieronimianus say it has been since he left the Fretensis in Chapter 10?

5. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's elderly wolf-hound?

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