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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of design is described on Marcus's dagger sheath in Chapter 7?
(a) A Roman design.
(b) A German design.
(c) A British design.
(d) A Greek design.

2. What does Esca describe the passing Legion carrying as they marched North in Chapter 6?
(a) An emperor.
(b) A golden saber.
(c) A painted flag.
(d) A golden eagle.

3. For how long does Esca say he has been a slave in Chapter 6?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

4. What display of submission does Cub show when he returns home in Chapter 9?
(a) He goes and brings Marcus his slippers.
(b) He rolls on his back and exposes his belly to him.
(c) He licks Marcus's feet.
(d) He puts his lowered head between Marcus's knees.

5. What does the word "Tophet" (40) refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) Woman.
(d) Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city now sits at the location of the historic Eburacum?

2. What is indicated by the appearance of the Eagle in the far North in Chapter 10?

3. What had an artist of a long-departed garrison etch into the bath-house wall, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

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

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a javelin that was commonly used by the Roman army and generally was about six feet long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cottia tell Marcus when she appears in the garden in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Marcus worry he may be making a laughing stock out of himself in Chapter 3?

3. When and where is The Eagle of the Ninth set?

4. How does Marcus feel about the end of his career with the Eagles?

5. What does the rose in the wine jar symbolize?

6. Why does Marcus buy the slave Esca?

7. From what narrative point of view is the novel related?

8. Where has Marcus been assigned in Chapter 2? How many men does he command?

9. What is Esca's history? For how long has he been a slave?

10. Why does Marcus release Cub in the wild?

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