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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 the end of Chapter 15, Gordianus leaves for_________________.
(a) The sea.
(b) Greece.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Ameria.

2. Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?
(a) A freed slave.
(b) A noble member of Roman society.
(c) The governor of Rome.
(d) An advocate in a murder case.

3. Who is Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) A tenement owner who is in trouble.
(b) A born leader who is widely respected.
(c) Someone Gordianus suspects of the murder.
(d) A greedy nobleman who tricks people out of their money.

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

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 is a scoundrel.
(c) That Cicero suspects him of the murder.
(d) That Cicero knows something he doesn't.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gordianus discovers, upon returning to his house after a day of investigating, that_______________________.

2. Who is Cicero's client?

3. How important was social class in ancient Rome?

4. Why could Roscius (pater) associate with those higher in status than himself?

5. Who are Felix and Chrestus?

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