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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?
(a) 311 BCE.
(b) 191 BCE.
(c) 279 BCE.
(d) 218 BCE.

2. In 63 BCE, when did Catline and Cicero go before the senate?
(a) November 21.
(b) November 1.
(c) November 8.
(d) November 3.

3. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?
(a) 115.
(b) 127.
(c) 142.
(d) 138.

4. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?
(a) Up to 70,000.
(b) 64,000.
(c) 98,000.
(d) About 50,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?

3. How many of Cicero's letters survived?

4. When was an essay by a Roman doctor found in a Greek monastery?

5. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?

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