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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. How did Gaius die?
(a) Accidental fall.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Battle.
(d) Murder.

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

3. 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.

4. Where do Gordianus, Cicero and Tiro finally meet Sextus Roscius (filius)?
(a) In the courtroom.
(b) At Cicero's house.
(c) Near the indoor toilets at Caecilia Metella's home.
(d) Near the Circus Maximus.

5. Where does Gordianus encounter Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) At the site of a tenement fire, trying to cheat someone out of money.
(b) On the street outside the House of Swans.
(c) At his home when he returns there at the end of the day.
(d) At the tavern when he got into a fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cicero's client accused of?

2. How does Tiro react to these events in Chapter 2?

3. How does Cicero's house indicate his lifestyle?

4. In Chapter 2, what ends up lying at Gordianus's feet?

5. Gordianus finds a pool of blood and a bloody hand print near_________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe your first impression of Gordianus.

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

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

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

7. How would you describe Caecilia Metella?

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

9. Electra tells Gordianus and Tiro that some men bought Elena. What else does she reveal?

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

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