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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, High and Low: Chapters 1 -15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gordianus discovers, upon returning to his house after a day of investigating, that_______________________.
(a) His home is burned down.
(b) Cicero has fired him.
(c) His home has been broken into.
(d) His slave has been killed.

2. Who is Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) A greedy nobleman who tricks people out of their money.
(b) Someone Gordianus suspects of the murder.
(c) A born leader who is widely respected.
(d) A tenement owner who is in trouble.

3. Caecilia Metella tells Gordianus that on the night he was murdered, Roscius (pater) received______________.
(a) A death threat.
(b) A lot of money.
(c) An urgent message.
(d) A huge award.

4. How does Tiro react to these events in Chapter 2?
(a) He is ready to fight.
(b) He is shocked and disgusted.
(c) He yells for help.
(d) He runs away, afraid.

5. Where does Gordianus encounter Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) At the site of a tenement fire, trying to cheat someone out of money.
(b) At the tavern when he got into a fight.
(c) On the street outside the House of Swans.
(d) At his home when he returns there at the end of the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gaius die?

2. Who is the man prosecuting Cicero's client?

3. When Gordianus starts to question Polia, Eco________________.

4. Who is Eco?

5. Who are Felix and Chrestus?

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