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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. Rufus admits to Gordianus that _________________.
(a) He is in love with Roscia.
(b) He wants to leave the country.
(c) He wants to be an advocate like Cicero.
(d) He is infatuated with Cicero.

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

3. Gordianus asks a boy for directions to the home of Sextus Roscius, and he finds out ______________.
(a) The boy now lives on the farm with his family.
(b) The boy is suspcious of him.
(c) The boy lives on the neighboring farm.
(d) The farm has been abandoned.

4. What happens between the guard and Gordianus?
(a) They fight, and Gordianus and Bethesda scream for help.
(b) They fight and Bethesda kills him.
(c) They fight, and the guard runs off.
(d) They fight, and Gordianus kills him.

5. What kind of a place is the Bleating Lamb, where Gordianus stops on his way to Ameria?
(a) A tavern.
(b) A farm.
(c) A town.
(d) An inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gordianus's first stop upon returning to Rome from Ameria?

2. What upsets Rufus during a song poking fun at Sulla?

3. How does Gordianus plan to get into Chrysogonus's house to question Felix and Chrestus?

4. What does Carus show Gordianus on the farm?

5. After talking with Carus, Gordianus goes to the home of ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Titus Megarus confirms what suspicions of Gordianus?

2. What does Gordianus find out about Roscia that impacts him greatly?

3. Did Roscius's name get restored and the land returned to his son? Explain.

4. At the Bleating Lamb, what are some of the pieces of information that Gordianus learns from the tavern owner?

5. Who bought Roscius's property at auction?

6. Gordianus goes to the Roscius's villa. Does he have a plan?

7. When Gordianus returns to Rome, he once again talks with Roscius (filius). What does he find out?

8. How does Roscia's confession affect Tiro?

9. On the second visit to Carus, what does Gordianus find out?

10. Why does Gordianus want to be invited to dinner at the home of Titus Megarus?

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