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1. On arriving, I found myself in a Roman camp, a camp where the soldiers were unshaven, drinking merrily and doing their laundry. I met the Centurion of the camp, one Mr. Scrofulus - who explained to me that his men were just waiting for their 'relief,' having borne the brunt of the attacks by a Gaulish village! Which Roman camp was I in?
2. Deciding to stay at the camp for a few days to study this 'side' of Roman military, I was quite surprised to see a fresh band of soldiers after a few days - soldiers who looked more like soldiers!
The men at Totorum were quite delighted at seeing this and left the camp in a way. I was filled in on the 'relief' system.
Who led the new band of soldiers?
3. Having heard so much about this village, I decided to check this village out and maybe stay there for a while.
On reaching the village, I saw all the villagers giggling in delight and whispering things amongst themselves - all except one really 'huge' one who seemed to have no clue what was going on.
I asked a villager what the reason for this excitement was; he told me that it was the birthday of Obelix (the huge guy) and they had a surprise gift for him.
I was quite shocked when I learned of their 'surprise' gift. What was it?
4. Wanting to know the mighty Caesar's approach to combating this little 'Menace,' I made a quick trip to his palace. He seemed quite disturbed and called upon a smart and educated man from his assembly to help him with this problem. The latter told the council that the only way that the village could be subdued was by 'profit' motive.
What was the name of this man?
5. Wanting to watch him (the educated man), I started to trail him. He first made his way to the Roman camp and then to the wood adjoining it. I saw him talking to Obelix and buying something from the latter. Obelix then carried the 'item' to the camp and was paid something in return. I was quite shocked at the price the educated man paid for that useless item. Wow...
What was the name of the item?
6. Our educated man asked Obelix to make more 'items' (because the supply was not meeting the demand). I decided to talk to Obelix. He told me he had a problem -- if he made menhirs all day long, then who would kill boars for him?
Whom did Obelix delegate the work of killing boars to?
7. As I watched, the price of the 'item' kept increasing at a furious pace. More and more men were recruited by Obelix to help him in his business. Who amongst the following was NOT an 'employee' of Obelix?
8. Obelix told me that to meet the surging demand and increasing prices (due to galloping inflation), he decided to start a new company to manufacture the 'item' on a large scale. What name did he give to the company?
9. Of course, I decided to meet our 'educated' man once again to see what he was planning to do with all those 'items' he'd bought. He told me that he had Caesar's approval to sell the menhirs in the Roman market. By aggressive marketing, our 'educated' man was able to create demand and sell the 'items' like hot cakes!
However other 'manufacturers' also got the business, thus soon creating a market of only goods, no demand.
Who was the first of the Roman 'item' manufacturers?
10. I decided to extend my 'trip' for a few days more to see how this 'madness' would end. Our 'educated' man soon came back to the Roman camp and ordered everyone to stop buying the 'items'. Who was the first villager to learn that the 'items' were no longer being purchased?
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