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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?
(a) 98,000.
(b) About 50,000.
(c) 64,000.
(d) Up to 70,000.

2. When was Sulla elected consul?
(a) 88 BCE.
(b) 84 BCE.
(c) 85 BCE.
(d) 81 BCE.

3. When did Athens give the idea of democracy to the modern world?
(a) 5th century BCE.
(b) 4th century BCE.
(c) 3rd century BCE.
(d) 6th century BCE.

4. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?
(a) 319 CE.
(b) 337 CE.
(c) 326 CE.
(d) 341 CE.

5. When was an inscription found under black stone in the Forum?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1896.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old was Pompey when he became a consul in 70 BCE?

3. When did the fire that created the layers of burnt debris excavated in the Forum probably occur?

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

5. What language was the inscription written in that was found under black stone in the Forum?

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