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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hungarian protesters use one of Cicero's phrases to protest the rewrite of the constitution?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2010.

2. What was the perimeter of the wall erected around the city in the early fourth century BCE?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 12 miles.

3. How much wheat would the army that the Romans and their allies fielded at Cannae have required daily?
(a) 50 tons.
(b) 125 tons.
(c) 100 tons.
(d) 75 tons.

4. What was probably the population of Rome during Barbatus's time?
(a) 100,000 to 150,000.
(b) 30,000 to 45,000.
(c) 40,000 to 55,000.
(d) 60,000 to 90,000.

5. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?
(a) Numa.
(b) Tarquinius.
(c) Tarquin.
(d) Tullus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?

2. What year did Cicero prosecute Gaius Verres with a case that launched his career?

3. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?

4. When was Julius Caesar assasinated?

5. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?

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