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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20: "Valedictory".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Chieftain of the hunting party that Marcus encounters in Chapter 14?
(a) Dergdian.
(b) Beppo.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Pilum.

2. What word from the novel refers to Celtic peoples inhabiting present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and other areas of Europe?
(a) Long-hairs.
(b) Vikings.
(c) Pilum.
(d) Gauls.

3. What gemstone is in the ring that Marcus receives in Chapter 19?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Garnet.
(c) Opal.
(d) Ruby.

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

5. Who does Centurion Quintus Hilarion warn Marcus about in Chapter 1?
(a) The passing traders.
(b) The Catholic priests.
(c) The Druids.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Marcus sent upon arriving in Britain in late autumn, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What Legion "had been Marcus's shining goal for as long as he could remember" (9) according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

4. What is the name of the Chieftan's maternal grandfather in Chapter 14?

5. What does Esca say he traded a black piglet for in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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