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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 Livy write his compendium of Roman history?
(a) 20s BCE.
(b) 40s BCE.
(c) 30s BCE.
(d) 50s BCE.

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

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

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

5. Who was it said was the father of Romulus in Chapter 2?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Mars.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young women were estimated to be taken during a religious festival Romulus held?

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

3. When was the poet Ovid banished?

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

5. What historian did Cicero ask to commemorate the achievements of his consulship?

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