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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. At Cicero's home, whom does Gordianus meet?
(a) Tiro's grandfather.
(b) Tiro's wife.
(c) Cicero's wife.
(d) The murder suspect.

2. After Gordianus and Tiro leave Polia's apartment, what does Eco do?
(a) He throws rocks at them.
(b) He runs into them on the street and mimes what he saw.
(c) He runs after them and tries to kill them.
(d) He writes a letter explaining what he knows.

3. Who is Cicero's client?
(a) Tiro.
(b) Gordianus.
(c) Marcus Valerius Messalla.
(d) Sextus Roscius (filius).

4. In Chapter 12, Gordianus and Tiro go to the House of Swans. Who do they question there?
(a) Scaldus, a slave.
(b) Eruscius, a businessman.
(c) Crassus, a nobleman.
(d) Electra, a prostitute.

5. Who are Felix and Chrestus?
(a) Guards assigned to Roscius (filius).
(b) Cicero's brothers.
(c) Professional killers who were hired to kill Rocius (pater).
(d) Roscius's (pater) most trusted slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gordianus begins his investigation in Chapter 9, where does he go?

2. Where does Gordianus encounter Marcus Licinius Crassus?

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

4. Eco communicates that the man who stabbed Roscius has what distinguishing characteristic?

5. Who is Sextus Roscius's (pater) oldest and dearest friend?

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