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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rufus does not want to attend a party where Sulla will be present because __________________.
(a) He thinks Sulla has ruined Rome.
(b) He hates Sulla for marrying his sister.
(c) He is afraid Sulla will kill him because he works with Cicero.
(d) Sulla is interested in Rufus sexually.

2. Who ended up buying Roscius's farm, according to the tavern keeper?
(a) Sulla.
(b) Titus.
(c) Capito.
(d) Glaucia.

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

4. After the incident with the guards, Gordianus and Bethesda flee to_____________.
(a) The country.
(b) A neighbor's house.
(c) Cicero's house.
(d) Caecilia's house.

5. When Rufus and Gordianus are alone in Caecilia's garden, they discuss _________________.
(a) That Rufus is convinced Roscius is guilty.
(b) Why Magnus and Capito want the land.
(c) What Rufus thinks of Chyrsogonus.
(d) A party in Sulla's honor given by Chrysogonus the following evening.

6. Who is the old blind man at the Bleating Lamb?
(a) Magnus's father.
(b) A fake--he's not really blind.
(c) The tavern keeper's father.
(d) A spy.

7. What did Gordianus figure out from the two attacks on his house?
(a) That Cicero is trying to kill him.
(b) That Roscius is not who everyone thinks he is.
(c) That he can no longer stay in Rome.
(d) That someone in Cicero's circle is leaking information.

8. What was the result of Titus's and the other landowners' petition?
(a) Roscius's name was cleared.
(b) Sulla took their land.
(c) Nothing. Sulla never heard it.
(d) Titus was put in prison.

9. In Chapter 25, the two slaves tell how Elena died. What was the manner of her death?
(a) The Roscii cousins killed her immediately.
(b) She was weak and ill after the birth of her baby, and died in a cart on the way to Rome.
(c) She died giving birth to her baby.
(d) She died trying to prevent the Roscii from killing her baby.

10. What is Gordianus's first stop upon returning to Rome from Ameria?
(a) Caecilia's house.
(b) Cicero's house.
(c) His house.
(d) The Forum.

11. Where is Tiro supposed to meet Rosica on the next day?
(a) At Cicero's house.
(b) By the river.
(c) Near Caecilia's house.
(d) At the Forum.

12. What happens to Gordianus and Tiro as they are leaving Chrysogonus's house?
(a) The have sex wtih the kitchen maid.
(b) They get lost and accidentally stumble into the party.
(c) They fall down a flight of stairs.
(d) They get lost and are discovered by Magnus and Glaucia.

13. After Gordianus and Bethesda return to their house, what does he do?
(a) Goes out to hire a guard.
(b) Leaves again to question Roscia in private.
(c) Goes to bed.
(d) Eats dinner.

14. What upsets Rufus during a song poking fun at Sulla?
(a) The song makes an off-color joke about his sister.
(b) The song suggests all nobles are bastards.
(c) The song makes fun of Sulla's interest in Rufus.
(d) The song is sung horribly, and Rufus likes only beautiful music.

15. What does Gordianus learn about Elena from Carus?
(a) She was sold and taken away.
(b) She was murdered as soon as they took her from the House of Swans.
(c) She had the baby and still lives on the farm.
(d) She was brought to the farm and had her baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Magnus and Capito?

2. What does Carus show Gordianus on the farm?

3. After spending the night at Titus's, Gordianus does what before returning to Rome?

4. What happened to Elena's baby, according to Felix and Chrestus?

5. What happens between the guard and Gordianus?

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