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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 Elana?
(a) Cicero's wife.
(b) A powerful, rich woman.
(c) A servant.
(d) A prostitute.

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

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

4. Eco communicates that the man who stabbed Roscius has what distinguishing characteristic?
(a) He is a dwarf.
(b) He wears an eye patch.
(c) He is a hunchback.
(d) He walks with a limp.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the House of Swans?

3. After Gordianus and Tiro leave Polia's apartment, what does Eco do?

4. Who are Felix and Chrestus?

5. What is Cicero's client accused of?

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