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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) About 50,000.
(b) 98,000.
(c) 64,000.
(d) Up to 70,000.

2. When was Rome determined to have been founded?
(a) April 9, 752 BCE.
(b) April 30, 749 BCE.
(c) April 18, 743 BCE.
(d) April 21, 753 BCE.

3. Where did Roman egions defeat Catiline's army of discontents?
(a) Western Italy.
(b) North Italy.
(c) South Italy.
(d) Eastern Italy.

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

5. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?
(a) Titus Tatius.
(b) Numa Pompilius.
(c) Quintus Sertorius.
(d) Ancus Marcius.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, within what radius of Rome were heroic battles fought?

2. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?

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

4. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?

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

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