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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Justice: Chapters 27 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the trial, Gordianus observes _____________________.
(a) Rufus flirting with Tiro.
(b) Caecilia upset with Roscius.
(c) Tiro flirting with Cicero.
(d) Roscia clearly upset.

2. How does Cicero's house indicate his lifestyle?
(a) There are ornate rugs in the entryway.
(b) Many important men gather outside his house.
(c) There are no trappings of wealth.
(d) There is no furniture.

3. Who is the man prosecuting Cicero's client?
(a) Rufus Messalla.
(b) Gaius Eruscius.
(c) Caecilia Metella.
(d) Marcus Tullius Tiro.

4. What does the tavern owner tell Gordianus that he finds hard to believe?
(a) Someone in Ameria saw Roscius kill Gaius.
(b) Roscius was an imposter, and that was not his real name.
(c) Roscius (filius) was with him on the night the elder was killed.
(d) Everyone there thinks Roscius was declared an enemy of Sulla.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day of the trial, how does Gordianus's day begin?

2. Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?

3. What did the second message in blood say?

4. What happens to Gordianus and Tiro as they are leaving Chrysogonus's house?

5. Rufus finally agrees to go to the party. Why?

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