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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the North African ruler, Jugurtha, begin to extend his control among the Mediterranean coast of Africa?
(a) About 118 BCE.
(b) 94 BCE.
(c) 86 BCE.
(d) Around 210 BCE.

2. How large was Rome's overseas empire?
(a) More than 2 million square miles.
(b) About 3 million square miles.
(c) 1.5 million square miles.
(d) 2.5 million square miles.

3. When did the first permanent Roman stone theater open?
(a) 48 BCE.
(b) 61 BCE.
(c) 55 BCE.
(d) 78 BCE.

4. Who was the Roman senator who wrote the first history of Rome?
(a) Livy.
(b) Fabius Pictor.
(c) Duris.
(d) Polybius.

5. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?
(a) 35 CE.
(b) 34 CE.
(c) 37 CE.
(d) 36 CE.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Roman times, how many of the children born would die by the age of ten?

2. When did Athens give the idea of democracy to the modern world?

3. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?

4. When did a law prohibit senators from owning large trading ships?

5. How long had it been since Gaius succeeded his great-uncle that he was assassinated?

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