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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 people lived in Rome in 63 BCE?
(a) More than a million.
(b) About half a million.
(c) 984,000.
(d) 1,250,000.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?

2. In 63 BCE, who was Catiline accused of murdering?

3. In Chapter 2, who did Cicero appeal to at the end of his speech regarding Catiline?

4. Who was it said was the father of Romulus in Chapter 2?

5. When did the Roman people vote to expel anyone who had put a citizen to death without trial?

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