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

2. 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) Gordianus must wash his feet before entering.
(d) He has a family crest.

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

4. Where do Gordianus, Cicero and Tiro finally meet Sextus Roscius (filius)?
(a) At Cicero's house.
(b) Near the indoor toilets at Caecilia Metella's home.
(c) In the courtroom.
(d) Near the Circus Maximus.

5. Marucs Tullius Tiro is___________.
(a) A freed slave.
(b) The murder suspect.
(c) A young man.
(d) Cicero's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims to have seen the murder?

2. Who was with Roscius (pater) when he died?

3. How does Tiro react to these events in Chapter 2?

4. What is Gordianus's first impression of Cicero?

5. Why does Tiro go to the home of Gordianus?

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