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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 Cicero dodge an assassination attempt in 63 BCE?
(a) December 3.
(b) November 7.
(c) September 30.
(d) October 11.

2. How far back might excavations under modern Rome over the last 100 years have unearthed?
(a) 1000 BCE.
(b) 850 BCE.
(c) 500 BCE.
(d) 700 BCE.

3. When was the Septimontium festival held yearly?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

4. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?
(a) 57 miles.
(b) 65 miles.
(c) About 70 miles.
(d) Around 80 miles.

5. 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?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 15,000 to 20,000.
(d) 20,000 to 30,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Roman egions defeat Catiline's army of discontents?

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

3. If the information about seven kings is correct, how long would each of them have reigned?

4. When did Caracall make every free inhabitant of the empire a Roman citizen?

5. In 63 BCE, when did Catline and Cicero go before the senate?

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