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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Justice: Chapters 27 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gordianus learn from his first meeting with Sextus Roscius (filius)?
(a) The exact location of the murder.
(b) That he has a secret lover.
(c) The name of the person Roscius thinks did it.
(d) That Roscius (pater) was going to die anyway.

2. Who is Marcus Fannius?
(a) The secretary to Sulla.
(b) The chairman of the court.
(c) The historian recording the trial.
(d) Sulla's grandfather.

3. In Chapter 32, what does Sulla say is the reason Capito and Magnus did not turn Roscius in at first?
(a) They planned on killing him themselves.
(b) They wanted him to do other dirty work for them.
(c) They honestly thought he would agree to share the wealth.
(d) They were afraid he would implicate them.

4. Where does Gordianus encounter Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) At his home when he returns there at the end of the day.
(b) At the site of a tenement fire, trying to cheat someone out of money.
(c) At the tavern when he got into a fight.
(d) On the street outside the House of Swans.

5. How does Cicero's house indicate that he is of a higher class?
(a) He has a gate around his home.
(b) He lives in a fancy neighborhood.
(c) He has a family crest.
(d) Gordianus must wash his feet before entering.

Short Answer Questions

1. After finishing his conversations at the Bleating Lamb, Gordianus continues on to Ameria. He meets __________ on the road.

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

3. When Gordianus starts to question Polia, Eco________________.

4. After talking with Carus, Gordianus goes to the home of ______________.

5. What is Cicero's client accused of?

(see the answer key)

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