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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Portents: Chapters 16 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who claims to have seen the murder?
(a) Ahausarus.
(b) Bethesda.
(c) Polia.
(d) Tullius.

3. What does the tavern owner tell Gordianus that he finds hard to believe?
(a) Everyone there thinks Roscius was declared an enemy of Sulla.
(b) Roscius was an imposter, and that was not his real name.
(c) Someone in Ameria saw Roscius kill Gaius.
(d) Roscius (filius) was with him on the night the elder was killed.

4. What upsets Rufus during a song poking fun at Sulla?
(a) The song is sung horribly, and Rufus likes only beautiful music.
(b) The song makes an off-color joke about his sister.
(c) The song makes fun of Sulla's interest in Rufus.
(d) The song suggests all nobles are bastards.

5. What is the House of Swans?
(a) A bird preserve.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A noble household.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What relationship complicates that of Cicero and Tiro?

3. How does Cicero react to the information Gordianus learned in Ameria?

4. What did Gordianus see the guard doing with blood?

5. Where does Gordianus encounter Marcus Licinius Crassus?

(see the answer key)

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