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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) 218 BCE.
(b) 311 BCE.
(c) 279 BCE.
(d) 191 BCE.

2. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?
(a) 48.
(b) 37.
(c) 19.
(d) 26.

3. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 63 BCE.
(b) 72 BCE.
(c) 56 BCE.
(d) 45 BCE.

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

5. When was Julius Caesar assasinated?
(a) 34 BCE.
(b) 52 BCE.
(c) 29 BCE.
(d) 44 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Julius Caesar's family trace their lineage back to?

2. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?

3. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?

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

5. In 63 BCE, who gave Cicero intelligence regarding a violent plot?

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