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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How important was social class in ancient Rome?
(a) Not that important; not that different from modern America.
(b) Important in determining what kind of job one had.
(c) Very important; it impacted every aspect of life.
(d) Irrelevant; all citizens were considered equals.

4. How does Gordianus react to the events in Chapter 2?
(a) He does not want to get involved.
(b) He tells Tiro to run home and get his master.
(c) He hides behind a wall.
(d) He pulls his sword on the gladiators.

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

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

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

8. What does Gordianus learn at the home of Caecilia Metella?
(a) That Cicero has ulterior motives this investigation.
(b) That Sextus Roscius (pater) had a son from his second marriage named Gaius
(c) That Cicero will not be able to pay him.
(d) That Sulla killed his first wife.

9. Who is the man prosecuting Cicero's client?
(a) Gaius Eruscius.
(b) Marcus Tullius Tiro.
(c) Caecilia Metella.
(d) Rufus Messalla.

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

11. When Gordianus leaves Caecilia Metella's house in Chapter 7, what does he observe Tiro doing?
(a) Talking to Rufus Messalla.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Having sex with Roscius's oldest daughter.
(d) Stealing a silver goblet.

12. Caecilia Metella tells Gordianus that on the night he was murdered, Roscius (pater) received______________.
(a) A death threat.
(b) A huge award.
(c) A lot of money.
(d) An urgent message.

13. When Cicero asks Gordianus the question in his library, what does Gordianus think of him then?
(a) That Cicero likes to have intellectual discussions.
(b) That Cicero knows something he doesn't.
(c) That Cicero suspects him of the murder.
(d) That Cicero is a scoundrel.

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

15. What question does Cicero ask Gordianus upon first meeting him?
(a) If Gordianus was born in Rome.
(b) If Gordianus has enemies.
(c) If Gordianus is married.
(d) If Gordianus has ever considered killing his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gordianus questions Polia, she__________________.

2. When Gordianus begins his investigation in Chapter 9, where does he go?

3. In what way did Roscius (pater) breech strict societal codes?

4. Sextus Roscius (pater) was fond of _____________.

5. Who is Cicero's client?

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