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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 were the remains of an early cemetery found underneath the Forum?
(a) End of the 20th century.
(b) Beginning of the 20th century.
(c) 19th century.
(d) 18th century.

2. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 63 BCE.
(b) 45 BCE.
(c) 72 BCE.
(d) 56 BCE.

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

4. In 63 BCE, who gave Cicero intelligence regarding a violent plot?
(a) Livia.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Fulvia.
(d) Aelina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was an essay by a Roman doctor found in a Greek monastery?

2. When did European cities begin to reach a million inhabitants?

3. When did Caracall make every free inhabitant of the empire a Roman citizen?

4. How many young women were estimated to be taken during a religious festival Romulus held?

5. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?

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