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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What clues are provided in Chapter 3 to indicate Cicero's class?
(a) Gordianus is expected to bow to Cicero, but Cicero does not bow in return.
(b) He wears only the best cloth and has fine paintings on the walls.
(c) He owns many slaves and his family background is explained.
(d) Cicero has many wives.

2. In what way did Roscius (pater) breech strict societal codes?
(a) He favored one son over another.
(b) He socialized with both noble and menial classes.
(c) He fell in love with a prostitute.
(d) He drank in excess.

3. Gordianus finds a pool of blood and a bloody hand print near_________________.
(a) A brothel.
(b) A sundry shop.
(c) A library.
(d) A bath house.

4. What is Cicero's client accused of?
(a) Not paying his debts.
(b) Killing his father.
(c) Stealing from a noble man.
(d) Getting a woman pregnant.

5. In Chapter 2, what ends up lying at Gordianus's feet?
(a) The body of a dead woman.
(b) The body of a dead dog.
(c) The bleeding gladiator.
(d) A spear.

6. Gordianus discovers, upon returning to his house after a day of investigating, that_______________________.
(a) His slave has been killed.
(b) His home is burned down.
(c) His home has been broken into.
(d) Cicero has fired him.

7. What is Gordianus's first impression of Cicero?
(a) That he must be in debt.
(b) That he is older than Gordianus thought.
(c) That he is slightly crazy.
(d) That he is not as smart as everyone says.

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

9. Caecilia Metella tells Gordianus that on the night he was murdered, Roscius (pater) received______________.
(a) A lot of money.
(b) A huge award.
(c) A death threat.
(d) An urgent message.

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

11. During their investigation at the House of Swans, Gordianus is told that Elena______________________.
(a) Is pregnant.
(b) Murdered Roscius.
(c) Is dead.
(d) Ran away.

12. After Gordianus and Tiro leave Polia's apartment, what does Eco do?
(a) He runs into them on the street and mimes what he saw.
(b) He writes a letter explaining what he knows.
(c) He runs after them and tries to kill them.
(d) He throws rocks at them.

13. What does Gordianus learn at the home of Caecilia Metella?
(a) That Cicero has ulterior motives this investigation.
(b) That Sextus Roscius (pater) had a son from his second marriage named Gaius
(c) That Sulla killed his first wife.
(d) That Cicero will not be able to pay him.

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

15. What disability does Eco have?
(a) He cannot walk.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is mute.
(d) He has a low IQ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sextus Roscius (pater) does what for a living?

2. Who claims to have seen the murder?

3. Why could Roscius (pater) associate with those higher in status than himself?

4. Who is Marcus Licinius Crassus?

5. What question does Cicero ask Gordianus upon first meeting him?

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