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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Portents: Chapters 16 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Gordianus, Cicero and Tiro finally meet Sextus Roscius (filius)?
(a) In the courtroom.
(b) At Cicero's house.
(c) Near the indoor toilets at Caecilia Metella's home.
(d) Near the Circus Maximus.

2. After finishing his conversations at the Bleating Lamb, Gordianus continues on to Ameria. He meets __________ on the road.
(a) Lucius Megarus.
(b) Capito.
(c) The blind man.
(d) Glaucia.

3. Rufus learns that ___________________ was the one who bought the Roscius estate at auction.
(a) Magnus.
(b) Chrysogonus.
(c) Glaucia.
(d) Titus.

4. Who is Sextus Roscius's (pater) oldest and dearest friend?
(a) Circus Flaminius.
(b) Tiro Sulla.
(c) Caecilia Metella.
(d) Polia Ruffus.

5. What happens to Gordianus and Tiro as they are leaving Chrysogonus's house?
(a) They get lost and accidentally stumble into the party.
(b) They get lost and are discovered by Magnus and Glaucia.
(c) The have sex wtih the kitchen maid.
(d) They fall down a flight of stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tiro react to these events in Chapter 2?

2. What does Gordianus learn from his first meeting with Sextus Roscius (filius)?

3. Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?

4. What is Gordianus's first stop upon returning to Rome from Ameria?

5. How does Cicero respond to Roscia's story when Gordianus tells it to him?

(see the answer key)

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