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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. Who is Polia?
(a) A slave woman who cannot speak.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A shopkeeper's wife.
(d) A poor widow with a young son.

2. Who was with Roscius (pater) when he died?
(a) No one.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) His wife.
(d) His faithful slaves.

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

4. Who is Eco?
(a) Polia's slave.
(b) Polia's lover.
(c) Polia's son.
(d) Polia's brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gordianus learn at the home of Caecilia Metella?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 15, Gordianus leaves for_________________.

4. What is significant about Gordianus lacking a surname?

5. What question does Cicero ask Gordianus upon first meeting him?

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