| WHO | WHAT | WHERE | WHY | HOW |
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Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Who gave Proximo his freedom?
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His sword.
What does Maximus throw into the crowd?
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A forest.
Where did the royal guards take Maximus to kill him?
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Acceptable answers:
- He wanted to get his freedom. - He didn't want to die. - He didn't want to disappoint Juba.
Why does Maximus decide to fight in gladiator fights, even though he didn't want to at first?
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With his own hands (he strangles him).
How does Commodus kill his father?
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The royal guards (including Cornelius).
Who takes Maximus to a forest to kill him?
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He picks up some earth (dirt, sand) with his hands.
What does Maximus do before every fight?
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At Proximo's gladiator school.
Where did Haken learn to be a gladiator teacher?
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Acceptable answers:
- He wants to please the people. - He wants the people to love him.
Why does Commodus decide to have 150 days of gladiator games in Rome?
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He has spies following the senators all the time.
How does Commodus know what all of the Senators are doing all the time?
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Cicero.
Who gives a note to Lucilla, from Maximus?
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He kills the strongest man first.
What is Maximus' strategy when he is fighting a group of men?
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In the Colosseum (during a gladiator fight).
Commodus sent the guards to kill Maximus in the forest, but Maximus escaped. Where did Commodus see Maximus for the first time?
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He wants Maximus to put on a good show for the crowd. He wants Maximus to be more entertaining.
Why does Proximo tell Maximus to fight and kill more slowly?
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He marked the good fighters with red and the bad fighters with yellow.
How did Proximo "mark" his gladiators as "good fighters" or "bad fighters"?
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Quintus.
Who doesn't give Commodus a sword when he needs one in the battle against Maximus?
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He puts them in a little hole in the ground of the Colosseum.
What does Juba do with the wooden figures of Maximus' wife and son?
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In prison.
Where did Lucilla visit Maximus?
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- He can gain the love and respect from the people, which will make it harder for Commodus to kill Maximus (then the people will hate Maximus).
Why does Lucilla think that it is good that Maximus is popular among the people?
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He wounded Maximus in the side with a small knife.
How does Commodus injure Maximus before their fight?
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Tigris of France.
Who is the French man who Maximus killed in a gladiator fight?
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A sword and his freedom.
What did Marcus Aurelius give to Proximo?
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On the street (around the palace).
Where did Cicero meet Lucilla to send her a message from Maximus?
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He wanted to threaten Lucilla (he knows Lucilla is against him).
Why does Commodus tell the story of Emperor Claudius to Lucilla and Lucius?
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He doesn't give Commodus a sword when Commodus asks for one.
How does Quintus help Maximus win the fight against Commodus?
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