The Eagle of the Ninth 19

Study Guide Questions for Ch. 19 “Tradui’s Gift”

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Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)

Recklessness, Fate

Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)

1. Who was among the three young warriors that charged up into the signal tower?

2. What did Marcus tell his young captive he must do?

3. How did Marcus convince the young man to comply?

4. How did Marcus respond to being asked “Why did you come among us, calling yourself a healer of sore eyes, to steal from us the winged god?”

5. What gift did Tradui send with his grandson to Marcus?

6. What promises did Marcus make to Liathan before parting from him?

7. What did Marcus cry out to the Optio upon arriving at the wall?

8. Who turned out to be in charge of the part of the wall at which Marcus and Esca arrived?

Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)

1. Why didn’t Marcus want to kill the tribesmen if possible?

2. Why did the three young warriors not wait for backup before rushing up the signal tower?

3. What dilemma did Marcus place upon Liathan? Why was neither choice desirable even though one was better than the other?

4. What did Tradui mean by saying that Marcus “is his father’s son in more blood”?

5. Why did Tradui give Marcus his father’s ring?

6. Why would Marcu bid them to open the door “in Caesar’s name”?

Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)

1. How does a person learn to be courageous instead of reckless? What makes the difference between an act being one versus the other? Explain your answer and make clear distinctions.

Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)

1. Read Joshua 1:1-9 and answer the following question: When should the people of God be courageous and know that Yahweh, their God, is with them?