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

2. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?
(a) 64,000.
(b) 98,000.
(c) Up to 70,000.
(d) About 50,000.

3. On what river is Rome?
(a) Ofanto.
(b) Po.
(c) Rubicon.
(d) Tiber.

4. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?
(a) Around 80 miles.
(b) About 70 miles.
(c) 65 miles.
(d) 57 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, within what radius of Rome were heroic battles fought?

2. In 63 BCE, when did Catline and Cicero go before the senate?

3. What seems to be the date for the earliest attempts at drainage systems in Rome?

4. When did Athens give the idea of democracy to the modern world?

5. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?

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