Pliny Hairy Scary Experience

What unusual event happened to the freedman while he was sleeping?

• He saw a ghost.

• Someone cut off his hair.

• He had a nightmare.

• He was sleepwalking.

• His brother climbed in bed

What was found on the floor the morning after the freedman's younger brother's hair was cut?

• A pair of shears.

• A note.

• The cut hair.

• A white cloth.

How did the two persons enter the room where the slave boy was sleeping?

• Through the door.

• Through the windows.

• Through the chimney.

• Through a secret passage.

During whose reign did these events occur?

• Nero.

• Augustus.

• Domitian.

• Tiberius.

What was found in Domitian's desk?

• A letter of recommendation for Carus

• A map of Pliny's house

• An information lodged against the Pliny

• A decree of exile for Pliny

Who was the person that gave information to Domitian about Pliny?

• Carus

• Marcus

• Sura

• the freedman

What is the customary practice for accused persons mentioned in the story?

• To cut their hair.

• To let their hair grow.

• To shave their heads.

• To wear a wig.

What did Pliny believe the hair-cutting incidents signified?

• A warning of impending danger.

• A sign of impending wealth.

• A sign of defeating the threat.

• A message from the gods.

According to Pliny, if Domitian were alive, Pliny would have _____.

• been enslaved

• been exiled

• been killed

• had his hair cut

Verb sort translation: tonsum

• having been cut

• have cut

• is being cut

• cutting