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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 slave.
(b) Polia's lover.
(c) Polia's son.
(d) Polia's brother.

2. Who was with Roscius (pater) when he died?
(a) His faithful slaves.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) His wife.
(d) No one.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Gordianus and Tiro go to the House of Swans. Who do they question there?

2. What does Gordianus learn at the home of Caecilia Metella?

3. Why is Gordianus called the Finder?

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

5. What do Caecilia Metella and Rufus Messalla have in common?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Polia think she is protecting Eco by lying about him witnessing the attack?

3. What elements of Cicero's home seem to contradict one another?

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

5. Describe your first impression of Gordianus.

6. Why does Gordianus loan Bethesda to the household of the stable master?

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

8. Cicero and Sextus Roscius (pater) lived very different lifestyles. Compare and contrast their lifestyles.

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

10. What is the purpose of the author's inclusion of the scene where Gordianus and Tiro see a gladiator stabbed while they are walking to Cicero's house?

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