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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Gordianus and Tiro leave Polia's apartment, what does Eco do?
2. In Cicero's opinion, why is the other man prosecuting his client?
3. Sextus Roscius (pater) does what for a living?
4. In what way did Roscius (pater) breech strict societal codes?
5. What is Cicero's client accused of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe your first impression of Gordianus.
2. What elements of Cicero's home seem to contradict one another?
3. Why does Polia think she is protecting Eco by lying about him witnessing the attack?
4. What is the purpose of the author's inclusion of the scene where Gordianus and Tiro see a gladiator stabbed while they are walking to Cicero's house?
5. When Gordianus and Tiro see the tenement fire, what is the significance of that?
6. Why does Cicero send Tiro instead of a lesser slave to the home of Gordianus?
7. What is the significance of the fact that the men who break into Gordianus's house had come earlier in the day?
8. In Chapter 5, Cicero says to Tiro, "A fit subject for debate: Is it possible that a slave can be too loyal to his master? That is to say, too enthusiastic in his devotion, too ready to spring to his master's defense." What is your answer to that question?
9. Electra tells Gordianus and Tiro that some men bought Elena. What else does she reveal?
10. Why does Bethesda bite Gordianus when he comes into her room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of corruption in Roman Blood. What is the overall conclusion to draw about corruption as a them in this novel?
Essay Topic 2
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having Gordianus as the narrator of this book?
Essay Topic 3
The subject is patricide, or murder of a father. What other works of literature have you read/studied that involve the murder of a father by a son/daughter? Compare at least two of those with Roman Blood.
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