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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. How does Gordianus react when Titus mentions the name Chrysogonus?
(a) He does not react at all, because he is not sure he can trust Titus.
(b) He recognizes it as the "partner" Carus told him bought the slaves Felix and Chrestus.
(c) He faints and hits his head against the stone wall.
(d) He slaps his hand on his leg and mutters, "I knew it."

2. The owner at the Bleating Lamb tells Gordianus that________________.
(a) That the elder Roscius was his uncle.
(b) The man he wants to talk to is dead.
(c) There are other members of the Roscii family.
(d) They don't know about Roscius.

3. To whom was Roscia giving information about Cicero's case?
(a) A hired assassin.
(b) A slave in Sulla's house.
(c) A man working for the prosecution of her father.
(d) Rufus.

4. What is the House of Swans?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A bird preserve.
(c) A noble household.
(d) A restaurant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship complicates that of Cicero and Tiro?

2. Who does the guard sent by Cicero turn out to be?

3. What happens to Gordianus and Tiro as they are leaving Chrysogonus's house?

4. How does Gordianus react to the events in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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