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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, within what radius of Rome were heroic battles fought?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 17 miles.
(c) 11 miles.
(d) 12 miles.

3. When did Cicero arrange for the First Catilinarian to be copied?
(a) June 60 BCE.
(b) May 59 BCE.
(c) July 61 BCE.
(d) April 58 BCE.

4. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?
(a) Ancus Marcius.
(b) Tarquin the Proud.
(c) Tarquinius Priscus.
(d) Servius Tullius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?

2. In 63 BCE, who gave Cicero intelligence regarding a violent plot?

3. When did Livy write his compendium of Roman history?

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

5. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?

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