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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 did the people of Fregellae attempt to break away from Rome, but were crushed by a Roman army led by Lucius Opimius?
(a) 119 BCE.
(b) 108 BCE.
(c) 125 BCE.
(d) 131 BCE.

2. When did the North African ruler, Jugurtha, begin to extend his control among the Mediterranean coast of Africa?
(a) 94 BCE.
(b) 86 BCE.
(c) Around 210 BCE.
(d) About 118 BCE.

3. On what river is Rome?
(a) Po.
(b) Ofanto.
(c) Tiber.
(d) Rubicon.

4. When was Rome determined to have been founded?
(a) April 21, 753 BCE.
(b) April 30, 749 BCE.
(c) April 9, 752 BCE.
(d) April 18, 743 BCE.

5. During Nero's rule, when was Rome destroyed by fire?
(a) 61 CE.
(b) 59 CE.
(c) 53 CE.
(d) 64 CE.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the first permanent Roman stone theater open?

2. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?

3. In Chapter 2, who did Cicero appeal to at the end of his speech regarding Catiline?

4. When did a law prohibit senators from owning large trading ships?

5. Toward the end of the sixth century BCE by the time the last king was thrown out approximately how many people would have lived in Rome?

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