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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) A tenement owner who is in trouble.
(b) Someone Gordianus suspects of the murder.
(c) A greedy nobleman who tricks people out of their money.
(d) A born leader who is widely respected.

2. How is the relationship between Tiro and Cicero different than most of their respective classes?
(a) Even though Cicero is a noble man, he still associates with lower classes like Tiro.
(b) Cicero speaks to his slaves, whereas it is customary to avoid talking to them when others are around.
(c) Even though Tiro is a slave, Cicero has seen to his education and often treats him as an equal.
(d) Cicero and Tiro are secretly lovers.

3. Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?
(a) An advocate in a murder case.
(b) The governor of Rome.
(c) A freed slave.
(d) A noble member of Roman society.

4. In Chapter 12, Gordianus and Tiro go to the House of Swans. Who do they question there?
(a) Eruscius, a businessman.
(b) Crassus, a nobleman.
(c) Scaldus, a slave.
(d) Electra, a prostitute.

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

6. In Cicero's opinion, why is the other man prosecuting his client?
(a) The man married his daughter.
(b) The emperor requires it.
(c) For vengeance.
(d) For money and notoriety.

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

8. In Chapter 2, what happens as Tiro and Gordianus walk through the streets?
(a) A scuffle breaks out and a gladiator is stabbed.
(b) Slaves are congregating to stage an uprising.
(c) A woman strips in the street.
(d) A mob robs a shop.

9. When Gordianus starts to question Polia, Eco________________.
(a) Tackles him.
(b) Pulls a knife on him.
(c) Throws up.
(d) Runs away.

10. Sextus Roscius (pater) was fond of _____________.
(a) Food, drink, family, and animals.
(b) Baths, brothels, money, and wine.
(c) Food, sailing, prophisying, and brothels.
(d) Food, drink, baths, and brothels.

11. Eco communicates that the man who stabbed Roscius has what distinguishing characteristic?
(a) He wears an eye patch.
(b) He is a dwarf.
(c) He is a hunchback.
(d) He walks with a limp.

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

13. What is Cicero's client accused of?
(a) Killing his father.
(b) Not paying his debts.
(c) Getting a woman pregnant.
(d) Stealing from a noble man.

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

15. Where do Gordianus, Cicero and Tiro finally meet Sextus Roscius (filius)?
(a) Near the Circus Maximus.
(b) In the courtroom.
(c) Near the indoor toilets at Caecilia Metella's home.
(d) At Cicero's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Gordianus and Tiro leave Polia's apartment, what does Eco do?

2. When Gordianus leaves Caecilia Metella's house in Chapter 7, what does he observe Tiro doing?

3. What relationship complicates that of Cicero and Tiro?

4. What disability does Eco have?

5. Who was with Roscius (pater) when he died?

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