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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does the narrator say is always the time to look for trouble in Chapter 2?
(a) A long rain.
(b) A sun festival.
(c) A good harvest.
(d) A bad harvest.

3. How long has it been since Marcus's surgery in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

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

5. What prized belonging does Marcus leave behind because he cannot wear it on his mission?
(a) His ring.
(b) His toga.
(c) His bracelet.
(d) His spear.

6. What is the name of the Surgeon of Marcus's garrison that tends to him in Chapter 4?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Esca.
(c) Aulus.
(d) Lutorius.

7. From what tribe does Esca hail?
(a) The Belgae.
(b) The Catuvellauni.
(c) The Atrebates.
(d) The Brigantes.

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

9. Where does Rufrius Galarius have a medical practice?
(a) Clusium.
(b) Durinum.
(c) Calleva.
(d) Anderida.

10. Who is the contractor's son who drives a chariot in Chapter 6?
(a) Paulus.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Lucius Urbanus.
(d) Procyon.

11. What does Cottia do to Stephanos in the courtyard in Chapter 8?
(a) She pinches him.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She kicks him.
(d) She bites him.

12. Who is the Commander of the relief force that has arrived to help Marcus's battalion fight the tribesmen in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Herpinius.
(b) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(c) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(d) Centurion Drusillus.

13. What Centurion does the narrator say is overfond of using his vine-staff on his men's backs in Chapter 2?
(a) Centurion Aquila.
(b) Centurion Paulus.
(c) Centurion Pilus Prior.
(d) Centurion Lutorius.

14. Who will take command of the fort until Marcus's relief can be sent from Isca in Chapter 4?
(a) Centurion Drusillus.
(b) Centurion Herpinius.
(c) Centurion Clodius Maximus.
(d) Centurion Pilus Prior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what tribe has Cottia and her family descended?

2. What is the name of the family dog that Marcus describes at his family's farm in Chapter 8?

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

4. What is the name of Kaeso's wife?

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

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