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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sextus Roscious (pater) aligned himself with which family before he died?
(a) The highly intellectual Cicero family.
(b) The noble Rufus family.
(c) The wealthy Messalla family.
(d) The powerful Metelli family.

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

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

4. Who are Felix and Chrestus?
(a) Cicero's brothers.
(b) Professional killers who were hired to kill Rocius (pater).
(c) Guards assigned to Roscius (filius).
(d) Roscius's (pater) most trusted slaves.

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

6. In what way did Roscius (pater) breech strict societal codes?
(a) He favored one son over another.
(b) He fell in love with a prostitute.
(c) He socialized with both noble and menial classes.
(d) He drank in excess.

7. 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) 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.

8. Who is the Roman dictator?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Sulla.
(c) Eruscius.
(d) Polonius.

9. What do Caecilia Metella and Rufus Messalla have in common?
(a) They are brother and sister.
(b) They both know Cicero.
(c) They both hate Gordianus.
(d) Their sisters were both married to Sulla.

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

11. What clues are provided in Chapter 3 to indicate Cicero's class?
(a) He wears only the best cloth and has fine paintings on the walls.
(b) Gordianus is expected to bow to Cicero, but Cicero does not bow in return.
(c) Cicero has many wives.
(d) He owns many slaves and his family background is explained.

12. Who claims to have seen the murder?
(a) Tullius.
(b) Ahausarus.
(c) Polia.
(d) Bethesda.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eco?

2. During their investigation at the House of Swans, Gordianus is told that Elena______________________.

3. What is significant about Gordianus lacking a surname?

4. Sextus Roscius (pater) does what for a living?

5. Caecilia Metella tells Gordianus that on the night he was murdered, Roscius (pater) received______________.

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