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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?
(a) Ancus Marcius.
(b) Servius Tullius.
(c) Tarquinius Priscus.
(d) Tarquin the Proud.

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

3. Where were painting discovered in a tomb that depicted exploits of Servius Tullius?
(a) Liguria.
(b) Vulci.
(c) Lombardy.
(d) Umbria.

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

5. When did Hungarian protesters use one of Cicero's phrases to protest the rewrite of the constitution?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2011.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Polybius in his 30s and taken to Rome as one of 1,000 Greek detainees?

2. When was Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus counsul?

3. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?

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

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

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