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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. Gordianus discovers, upon returning to his house after a day of investigating, that_______________________.
(a) His slave has been killed.
(b) His home has been broken into.
(c) Cicero has fired him.
(d) His home is burned down.

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

3. How does Cicero's house indicate his lifestyle?
(a) There are ornate rugs in the entryway.
(b) There is no furniture.
(c) Many important men gather outside his house.
(d) There are no trappings of wealth.

4. What disability does Eco have?
(a) He is mute.
(b) He has a low IQ.
(c) He cannot walk.
(d) He is deaf.

5. How does Cicero's house indicate that he is of a higher class?
(a) He lives in a fancy neighborhood.
(b) He has a gate around his home.
(c) He has a family crest.
(d) Gordianus must wash his feet before entering.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cicero asks Gordianus the question in his library, what does Gordianus think of him then?

2. Who is Eco?

3. What is Cicero's client accused of?

4. Who is Marcus Licinius Crassus?

5. Caecilia Metella tells Gordianus that on the night he was murdered, Roscius (pater) received______________.

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