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

2. When Cicero asks Gordianus the question in his library, what does Gordianus think of him then?
(a) That Cicero knows something he doesn't.
(b) That Cicero is a scoundrel.
(c) That Cicero likes to have intellectual discussions.
(d) That Cicero suspects him of the murder.

3. Sextus Roscious (pater) aligned himself with which family before he died?
(a) The highly intellectual Cicero family.
(b) The wealthy Messalla family.
(c) The noble Rufus family.
(d) The powerful Metelli family.

4. What does Gordianus learn about Elena from Carus?
(a) She was brought to the farm and had her baby.
(b) She was murdered as soon as they took her from the House of Swans.
(c) She was sold and taken away.
(d) She had the baby and still lives on the farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Rufus during a song poking fun at Sulla?

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

3. After Gordianus and Bethesda return to their house, what does he do?

4. How does Cicero's house indicate that he is of a higher class?

5. After the incident with the guards, Gordianus and Bethesda flee to_____________.

(see the answer key)

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