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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?
(a) 138.
(b) 127.
(c) 142.
(d) 115.

2. What language was the inscription written in that was found under black stone in the Forum?
(a) Greek.
(b) Latin.
(c) Coptic.
(d) Sumerian.

3. What seems to be the date for the earliest attempts at drainage systems in Rome?
(a) 7th century BCE.
(b) 6th century BCE.
(c) 8th century BCE.
(d) 5th Century BCE.

4. Toward the end of the sixth century BCE by the time the last king was thrown out approximately how many people would have lived in Rome?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 20,000 to 30,000.
(d) 15,000 to 20,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far back might excavations under modern Rome over the last 100 years have unearthed?

2. If the information about seven kings is correct, how long would each of them have reigned?

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

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

5. How old were Catline and Cicero when they faced off before the senate in 63 BCE?

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