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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, within what radius of Rome were heroic battles fought?
(a) 12 miles.
(b) 9 miles.
(c) 11 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

5. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?
(a) 20s BCE.
(b) 30s BCE.
(c) 40s BCE.
(d) 50s BCE.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What language was the inscription written in that was found under black stone in the Forum?

4. Who were Romulus and his citizens fighting at the time when the Temple of Jupiter was said to be established?

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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