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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Portents: Chapters 16 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Cicero's home, whom does Gordianus meet?
(a) Cicero's wife.
(b) Tiro's wife.
(c) The murder suspect.
(d) Tiro's grandfather.

2. After finishing his conversations at the Bleating Lamb, Gordianus continues on to Ameria. He meets __________ on the road.
(a) Capito.
(b) The blind man.
(c) Glaucia.
(d) Lucius Megarus.

3. Who is Cicero's client?
(a) Marcus Valerius Messalla.
(b) Gordianus.
(c) Sextus Roscius (filius).
(d) Tiro.

4. In Chapter 2, what ends up lying at Gordianus's feet?
(a) The body of a dead woman.
(b) The bleeding gladiator.
(c) A spear.
(d) The body of a dead dog.

5. What is Gordianus's first stop upon returning to Rome from Ameria?
(a) His house.
(b) Caecilia's house.
(c) The Forum.
(d) Cicero's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tavern owner tell Gordianus that he finds hard to believe?

2. In Chapter 12, Gordianus and Tiro go to the House of Swans. Who do they question there?

3. When Rufus and Gordianus are alone in Caecilia's garden, they discuss _________________.

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

5. Rufus admits to Gordianus that _________________.

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