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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the gods show themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) In full moons.
(b) In the stars.
(c) In new moons.
(d) In the sun.

2. Who goes to fetch Esca the slave and bring him to Uncle Aquila's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Procyon.
(c) Stephanos.
(d) Herpinius.

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

4. What Legion "had been Marcus's shining goal for as long as he could remember" (9) according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A German Legion.
(b) A Greek Legion.
(c) A British Legion.
(d) An Egyptian Legion.

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

6. What had Marcus's father just been appointed as on his last departure, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) First Cohort of the Hispania.
(b) The First Legion of Egypt.
(c) The Praetorian Guard.
(d) The Sixth Legion of Egypt.

7. What is the age difference between Uncle Aquila and Marcus's father?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

8. What are the only adornments that Uncle Aquila allows on his walls?
(a) Celtic weapons.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Wooden etchings.
(d) Colorful paintings.

9. What does the spear that Esca carries mark him as, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) A freed slave.
(b) A personal slave.
(c) A Centurion.
(d) A warrior.

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

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

12. What is an oculist?
(a) An eye doctor.
(b) A palm reader.
(c) A ear doctor.
(d) A fortune teller.

13. What is the name of Cottia's nurse?
(a) Margarita.
(b) Sassticca.
(c) Valaria.
(d) Narcissa.

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

15. How long does Uncle Aquila say it has been since he has been to Eburacum in Chapter 10?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 16 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is engraved on the gold bracelet that is bestowed to Marcus in Chapter 5 (56)?

3. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

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

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