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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) The murder suspect.
(b) Tiro's wife.
(c) Cicero's wife.
(d) Tiro's grandfather.

2. Who is Eco?
(a) Polia's slave.
(b) Polia's brother.
(c) Polia's lover.
(d) Polia's son.

3. According to Titus Megarus, ____________________________.
(a) Roscius stole the land from Magnus's father.
(b) Magnus and Capito are not really Roscius's cousins.
(c) The Roscii family has had a feud for generations.
(d) The land is worthless.

4. How does Cicero react to the information Gordianus learned in Ameria?
(a) He is very pleased.
(b) He thinks it's worthless.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is worried about involving Sulla.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disability does Eco have?

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

3. After the incident with the guards, Gordianus and Bethesda flee to_____________.

4. Tiro listens to Roscia's story with great sympathy until ________________.

5. What clues are provided in Chapter 3 to indicate Cicero's class?

(see the answer key)

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