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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The magistrate asks Mandel how he can __________ and get on with his life as the people are being tortured.
(a) Command.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Smile.
(d) Eat.

2. When the magistrate tells Mandel that he is still awaiting trial, the magistrate learns there are no ____________ of him at all.
(a) Records.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Witnesses.
(d) Rumors.

3. The magistrate has misgivings about the native girl regretting his failure to _______________.
(a) Marry her.
(b) Be with her.
(c) Understand her.
(d) Keep her in his home.

4. Unhappy with their relationship, the native girl used to ____________ to deal with the confusion and the pain.
(a) Run away.
(b) Sleep with other men.
(c) Cry.
(d) Take drugs.

5. _______________ barricade the gates in order to protect themselves from the approach of the barbarians.
(a) The militia.
(b) The children.
(c) The army.
(d) The people.

6. The magistrate is ashamed of the impact that the Empire had on the _____________________.
(a) Safety of his people.
(b) Treasury.
(c) Women.
(d) Barbarian population.

7. Some of the ____________ decide to leave because of the rumors which begin to spread in the settlement.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Women.
(c) Settlers.
(d) Soldiers.

8. When the magistrate returns to his cell, the guard warns him that he should remain silent about his ___________.
(a) Escape.
(b) Charges.
(c) Position.
(d) Sex life.

9. The barbarians lured the army into the ____________ cutting the horses loose along the way and vanished.
(a) Garrison.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Desert.
(d) Lake.

10. What is NOT one of the things the soldiers bring with them when they depart the settlement with Mandel?
(a) Children.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

11. The magistrate is doubtful of his ability to instill ______________ when excising his judicial duties.
(a) Justice.
(b) Honor.
(c) Peace.
(d) Truth.

12. What do two barbarian men bring into the settlement on a horse in order to inspire fear in the people?
(a) Food.
(b) Dead man.
(c) Severed limbs.
(d) A dead horse.

13. The magistrate realizes that visiting the women was a mistake and that he should just _________________.
(a) Make his own decisions.
(b) Sleep alone.
(c) Be quiet.
(d) Mind his own business.

14. The power of the Empire is derived from the infliction of pain on the ___________, a sign of victory over this group.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Disobedient.
(c) Civilians.
(d) Women.

15. The magistrate accuses the ______ of triggering conflicts, being more barbaric than the barbarians themselves.
(a) Army.
(b) Footsoldiers.
(c) Colonel Joll.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unable to defend themselves, the barbarians are vulnerable and deprived of their _______________ as a result.

2. The officer the magistrate has spoken with seems to be equally capable of ___________ as of fulfilling his duties.

3. _____________ spreads among the soldiers in response to the new news about the barbarians and their actions.

4. The magistrate gets help from the only _______________ in town who avoided burglary during the raids and the conflicts.

5. The magistrate is in charge of new __________ which are being built at the same time as the farming begins.

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