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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapers 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. If the information about seven kings is correct, how long would each of them have reigned?
(a) About 2 decades.
(b) 15 years.
(c) More than 3 decades.
(d) 25 years.

4. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?
(a) 30s BCE.
(b) 40s BCE.
(c) 50s BCE.
(d) 20s BCE.

5. When did Octavian become known as Augustus?
(a) 39 BCE.
(b) 27 BCE.
(c) 20 BCE.
(d) 31 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to stories, when did the first barbers start to work in Rome?

2. When did Hungarian protesters use one of Cicero's phrases to protest the rewrite of the constitution?

3. What was the name of the sister of Clodius, who was the wife of a senator and the lover of the poet Catullus?

4. How large was Rome's overseas empire?

5. When was the poet Ovid banished?

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