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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius?
(a) 74 CE.
(b) 86 CE.
(c) 80 CE.
(d) 79 CE.

2. In the ruins of Pompeii, when was a statue found that had an inscription indicating that it was a gift of Lucius Mummius, son of Lucius, consul?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1993.
(d) 2008.

3. How many quotations from the poetry of Virgil were scrawled as graffiti on the walls of Pompeii?
(a) More than 50.
(b) 47.
(c) About 40.
(d) 63.

4. How far back might excavations under modern Rome over the last 100 years have unearthed?
(a) 500 BCE.
(b) 850 BCE.
(c) 700 BCE.
(d) 1000 BCE.

5. When was the Septimontium festival held yearly?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Cicero governor of Cilicia?

2. How far was Corinth from Carthage?

3. On what river is Rome?

4. When was Sulla elected consul?

5. When did Pompey the Great triumph over King Mithradates VI of Pontus?

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