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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, High and Low: Chapters 1 -15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Roman dictator?
(a) Polonius.
(b) Eruscius.
(c) Sulla.
(d) Cicero.

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

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

4. What do Caecilia Metella and Rufus Messalla have in common?
(a) Their sisters were both married to Sulla.
(b) They both hate Gordianus.
(c) They are brother and sister.
(d) They both know Cicero.

5. Why is Gordianus called the Finder?
(a) He is a detective of sorts.
(b) He charges a finder's fee for prosititutes.
(c) He is a treasure hunter.
(d) He functions like a bounty hunter and finds fugitives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marucs Tullius Tiro is___________.

2. Why did Polia tell neighbors she saw the murder and then deny it?

3. Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?

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

5. Gordianus discovers, upon returning to his house after a day of investigating, that_______________________.

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