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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What shocks Placidus about Marcus in Chapter 9?
2. What does the garrison Surgeon give Marcus to drink after he awakens in Chapter 4?
3. Who is Marcus's second-in-command?
4. 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?
5. What rank are Legion Commanders almost always, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cottia feel about Roman culture and about her aunt?
2. Why does Marcus grant Esca his freedom in Chapter 10?
3. What bet with Cradoc does Marcus propose in Chapter 2?
4. How are the slaves described in Uncle Aquila's home?
5. Why does Marcus release Cub in the wild?
6. How does Esca use weapons to illustrate the differences between Roman culture and the culture of the Celts?
7. What are the Saturnalia Games and what entertainments are provided at the Games that Marcus attends?
8. What does the rose in the wine jar symbolize?
9. From what narrative point of view is the novel related?
10. How is Uncle Aquila described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the structure of the Roman military and its role in the spread of the Roman Empire. What is Marcus's station in the military? Where is the post that he is assigned? What are his duties at that post?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the plot structure of The Eagle of the Ninth. Where does the exposition transition into the rising action of the story? Where does the climax take place? What are the tone and mood of the falling action and denouement?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the Chieftan Dergdian and his village. Where is the village located? What are the people of this village called? How does Marcus help the Chieftan and his people?
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