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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Cicero arrange for the First Catilinarian to be copied?
(a) May 59 BCE.
(b) July 61 BCE.
(c) April 58 BCE.
(d) June 60 BCE.

3. How many of Cicero's letters survived?
(a) 930.
(b) 1,100.
(c) Almost 1,000.
(d) About 1,200.

4. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?
(a) 219 BCE.
(b) Around 390 BCE.
(c) 402 BCE.
(d) Around 280 BCE.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did European cities begin to reach a million inhabitants?

2. In 63 BCE, when did Catline and Cicero go before the senate?

3. When did Hungarian protesters use one of Cicero's phrases to protest the rewrite of the constitution?

4. How many people lived in Rome in 63 BCE?

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

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