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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. Gordianus discovers, upon returning to his house after a day of investigating, that_______________________.
(a) His home is burned down.
(b) Cicero has fired him.
(c) His slave has been killed.
(d) His home has been broken into.

2. 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.

3. Where do Gordianus and Tiro try to seek refuge as they are escaping Chrysogonus's house?
(a) Rufus's house.
(b) Cicero's house.
(c) The woods.
(d) Caecilia's house.

4. Why does Tiro go to the home of Gordianus?
(a) Tiro wants to convince Gordianus to free him.
(b) Cicero wants to hire Gordianus to investigate the murder.
(c) Tiro wants to marry a slave in Gordianus's household.
(d) Gordianus owes him money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the second message in blood say?

4. Where is Tiro supposed to meet Rosica on the next day?

5. Why does Roscius not want to go to trial?

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