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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 was an essay by a Roman doctor found in a Greek monastery?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1990.
(c) 2010.
(d) 1999.

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

3. When did the Roman people vote to expel anyone who had put a citizen to death without trial?
(a) 57 BCE.
(b) 60 BCE.
(c) 58 BCE.
(d) 54 BCE.

4. When did Spartacus command a force of ex-gladiators and runaways?
(a) 55 BCE.
(b) 70s BCE.
(c) 60s BCE.
(d) 65 BCE.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?

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

3. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?

4. When did Cicero dodge an assassination attempt in 63 BCE?

5. When did Cicero arrange for the First Catilinarian to be copied?

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