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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Septimontium festival held yearly?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) November.

2. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?
(a) 341 CE.
(b) 326 CE.
(c) 337 CE.
(d) 319 CE.

3. According to tradition, how many centuries before 63 BCE had the Temple of Jupiter been established?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. On what hill did Romulus choose to found the city of Rome?
(a) Quirinal.
(b) Aventine.
(c) Palatine.
(d) Caelian.

5. In the history of Athens, what were the most inhabitants that the city had?
(a) 55,000.
(b) 60,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 40,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the perimeter of the wall erected around the city in the early fourth century BCE?

2. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?

3. By the end of the fourth century BCE, how many troops did the Romans probably have?

4. When was Rome determined to have been founded?

5. When was the first major Roman road, the Via Appia, built?

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