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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 were Cicero's private letters made public?
(a) 43 BCE.
(b) 45 BCE.
(c) 44 BCE.
(d) 42 BCE.

2. In the third century CE, how many petitions did a governor of Egphy receive in just three days?
(a) 1,100.
(b) 700.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 900.

3. When did the fire that created the layers of burnt debris excavated in the Forum probably occur?
(a) 509 BCE.
(b) 500 BCE.
(c) 499 BCE.
(d) 484 BCE.

4. 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.

5. Who were Romulus and his citizens fighting at the time when the Temple of Jupiter was said to be established?
(a) Hannibal.
(b) Senones.
(c) Spartacus.
(d) Sabines.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Caesar leave Italy for Gaul for a five-year command that continued on for another five years?

2. How was Tiberius killed in 133 BCE?

3. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?

4. Who did Marcus Aurelius brutally suppress?

5. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?

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