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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The magistrate is worried that the answers the prisoners give while being tortured are only what the Colonel _______________.
(a) Already knows.
(b) Wants to hear.
(c) Has said already.
(d) Tells the army.

2. The magistrate thinks the barbarians became corrupted because they lost their _________ somewhere along the way.
(a) Families.
(b) Values.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Religion.

3. The barbarians are not interested in the ___________ they used to engage in until they started drinking and causing trouble.
(a) Hobbies.
(b) Sports.
(c) Families.
(d) Trade.

4. Who does the magistrate find to be sleeping when he visits the family the following day?
(a) Brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Grandfather.

5. The magistrate is upset about incidents between the soldiers and the prisoners especially when _________________.
(a) The sun sets.
(b) One of the babies dies.
(c) The guns go missing.
(d) The meals are served.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bulk of the story seems to be centered in what location in the world, according to the book notes?

2. Who has sent the Colonel to the area where the magistrate is in charge so that he can look into rumors that have spread?

3. The Colonel uses the _____________ to organize a raid on the barbarians and to begin fighting back in the uprising.

4. Where are the prisoners placed in order to keep them from escaping from the colonial town?

5. Various measures are undertaken in anticipation of barbarian attacks, such as ___________ and vigilance.

(see the answer key)

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