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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?
(a) Around 280 BCE.
(b) Around 390 BCE.
(c) 402 BCE.
(d) 219 BCE.

2. When was Julius Caesar assasinated?
(a) 29 BCE.
(b) 44 BCE.
(c) 52 BCE.
(d) 34 BCE.

3. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?
(a) 20s BCE.
(b) 50s BCE.
(c) 40s BCE.
(d) 30s BCE.

4. How old were Catline and Cicero when they faced off before the senate in 63 BCE?
(a) 40s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 30s.

5. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?
(a) 115.
(b) 142.
(c) 138.
(d) 127.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Spartacus command a force of ex-gladiators and runaways?

3. When was an inscription found under black stone in the Forum?

4. How many people lived in Rome in 63 BCE?

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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