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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Eco?
(a) Polia's son.
(b) Polia's slave.
(c) Polia's brother.
(d) Polia's lover.

2. Gordianus finds a pool of blood and a bloody hand print near_________________.
(a) A bath house.
(b) A sundry shop.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A library.

3. How does Cicero's house indicate that he is of a higher class?
(a) Gordianus must wash his feet before entering.
(b) He has a family crest.
(c) He lives in a fancy neighborhood.
(d) He has a gate around his home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 15, Gordianus leaves for_________________.

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

4. Where do Gordianus, Cicero and Tiro finally meet Sextus Roscius (filius)?

5. After questioning Polia, Gordianus and Tiro stop at a tavern. Gordianus_______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would the shopkeeper and his wife lie about witnessing the attack of Roscius?

2. In Chapter 5, Cicero says to Tiro, "A fit subject for debate: Is it possible that a slave can be too loyal to his master? That is to say, too enthusiastic in his devotion, too ready to spring to his master's defense." What is your answer to that question?

3. Do you think Gauis's death was accidental or a murder? Why?

4. Why does Bethesda bite Gordianus when he comes into her room?

5. What is the significance of the fact that the men who break into Gordianus's house had come earlier in the day?

6. How would you describe Caecilia Metella?

7. If traveling to Ameria alone is so dangerous, why doesn't Gordianus take a companion or a guard?

8. When Gordianus and Tiro see the tenement fire, what is the significance of that?

9. Why does Cicero send Tiro instead of a lesser slave to the home of Gordianus?

10. Why does Gordianus mention the fog at the end of Chapter 15?

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