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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 Vespasian become emperor?
(a) 68 CE.
(b) 71 CE.
(c) 69 CE.
(d) 70 CE.

2. After Trajan was named emperor, how long was it before he returned to Rome from Germany?
(a) More than a year.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

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

4. How long was the siege when Scipio Aemilianus cut the town off from the sea?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 26 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. 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) 2008.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sulla elected consul?

2. When was Rome determined to have been founded?

3. When did the North African ruler, Jugurtha, begin to extend his control among the Mediterranean coast of Africa?

4. Who did Marcus Aurelius brutally suppress?

5. What seems to be the date for the earliest attempts at drainage systems in Rome?

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