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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did European cities begin to reach a million inhabitants?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 17th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 16th century.

4. How old were Catline and Cicero when they faced off before the senate in 63 BCE?
(a) 40s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 50s.

5. What historian did Cicero ask to commemorate the achievements of his consulship?
(a) Numa.
(b) Appian.
(c) Lucceius.
(d) Livy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Julius Caesar assasinated?

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

4. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?

5. How many of Cicero's letters survived?

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