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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. 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.

2. Gordianus talks to Carus at the door of the farm villa. Who is Carus?
(a) The son of Capito.
(b) A friend of Roscius.
(c) A slave, once of Roscius, now of Capito.
(d) A hired manager of the farm.

3. 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.

4. What is revealed in Chapter 32 about the death of Elena's baby?
(a) That Capito wanted to keep the baby alive as leverage.
(b) That Roscius was the one who killed him.
(c) That Elena wasn't really pregnant. It was a ruse.
(d) That Magnus killed the baby.

5. Why does Gordianus get up and leave the Rostra during Cicero's speech?
(a) He is about the get sick.
(b) He needs to relieve his full bladder.
(c) He cannot stand the sight of Chrysogonus.
(d) He is too nervous to watch anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What curious comment does Carus make about Roscius (pater)?

2. When Gordianus leaves Caecilia Metella's house in Chapter 7, what does he observe Tiro doing?

3. What is the outcome of the trial?

4. What did the second message in blood say?

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

(see the answer key)

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