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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?
(a) The prison director.
(b) Cincinnatus.
(c) The prison guard.
(d) The lawyer.

2. While Cincinnatus meets with his lawyer, who does the prison director inform Cincinnatus is coming?
(a) Another prisoner.
(b) Another lawyer.
(c) His wife.
(d) The trial judge.

3. What is dirtying the lawyer's back?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Mud.
(c) Paint.
(d) Charcoal.

4. How does the judge deliver Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) He shouts it out to the courtroom.
(b) He writes it on a piece of paper and gives it to Cincinnatus' attorney.
(c) He puts up a sign over the window.
(d) He whispers it in Cincinnatus' ear.

5. Where is the new prisoner sitting when Cincinnatus first sees him?
(a) On the bed.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On a chair in the corner.
(d) At the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus do when he undresses at the end of his second day in prison?

2. What is Cincinnatus's lawyer looking for when he visits Cincinnatus?

3. What does Cincinnatus have to eat when Emmie comes into his cell?

4. Who is waiting for Cincinnatus in his prison cell?

5. When did Cincinnatus first meet his mother?

(see the answer key)

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