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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was it said was the father of Romulus in Chapter 2?
(a) Mars.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) Jupiter.

2. When did Cicero dodge an assassination attempt in 63 BCE?
(a) November 7.
(b) December 3.
(c) September 30.
(d) October 11.

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

4. When was Rome determined to have been founded?
(a) April 9, 752 BCE.
(b) April 18, 743 BCE.
(c) April 21, 753 BCE.
(d) April 30, 749 BCE.

5. To whom did Julius Caesar's family trace their lineage back to?
(a) Goddess Fortuna.
(b) God Mars.
(c) Goddess Venus.
(d) God Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Cicero's letters survived?

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

3. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?

4. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?

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

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