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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. When Gordianus questions Polia, she__________________.
(a) Denies seeing the murder.
(b) Cries.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Pulls a knife on him.

2. What does Gordianus learn at the home of Caecilia Metella?
(a) That Cicero has ulterior motives this investigation.
(b) That Sextus Roscius (pater) had a son from his second marriage named Gaius
(c) That Cicero will not be able to pay him.
(d) That Sulla killed his first wife.

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

4. Who is the man prosecuting Cicero's client?
(a) Marcus Tullius Tiro.
(b) Gaius Eruscius.
(c) Caecilia Metella.
(d) Rufus Messalla.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At Cicero's home, whom does Gordianus meet?

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

3. Sextus Roscious (pater) aligned himself with which family before he died?

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

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

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