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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Uncle Aquila say the only woman he ever cared for is buried in Chapter 5?
(a) Glevum.
(b) Isca.
(c) Durinum.
(d) Clusium.

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

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Chariot.
(c) Arbetum.
(d) Scythe.

4. From what tribe has Cottia and her family descended?
(a) The Atrebate tribe.
(b) The Belgae tribe.
(c) The Catuvellauni tribe.
(d) The Iceni tribe.

5. Where does Marcus tell Esca he bought his dagger in Chapter 7?
(a) Durinum.
(b) Anderida.
(c) Isca.
(d) Pilum.

6. What is the name of Uncle Aquila's elderly wolf-hound?
(a) Margarita.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Procyon.

7. 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 Times of Julius Caesar.
(b) The History of Siege Warfare.
(c) The Strategies of Celtic Warfare.
(d) The Conquests of the Roman Empire.

8. What kind of war does Centurion Quintus Hilarion say is "ever the most deadly kind, for it recks nothing of consequences" (15) in Chapter 1?
(a) "Holy war."
(b) "Global war."
(c) "Direct-contact war."
(d) "War of revenge."

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

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

11. Who is Marcus's successor that is sent in from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Cassius.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Clodius Maximus.

12. What word from the novel refers to an open-roofed central court in an ancient Roman home?
(a) Atrium.
(b) Foyer.
(c) Typhon.
(d) Pilum.

13. How is Cub's collar described?
(a) It is bronze-studded.
(b) It is chain-link.
(c) It is gold-studded.
(d) It is studded with gems.

14. What kind of spirit does Galarius bring for Marcus to drink after his surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) Ginger spirit.
(b) Potato wine.
(c) Barley spirit.
(d) Spiced rum.

15. Who does Uncle Aquila refer to as the fat physician in Chapter 5?
(a) Lutorius.
(b) Tartarus.
(c) Ulpius.
(d) Typhon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Legate of the Sixth Legion coming from on his way to Rome in Chapter 9?

2. What does Marcus suggest Cradoc put up to wager in their bet in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. Where is Centurion Quintus Hilarion's home?

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