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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Spartacus command a force of ex-gladiators and runaways?
(a) 70s BCE.
(b) 60s BCE.
(c) 65 BCE.
(d) 55 BCE.

2. After Trajan was named emperor, how long was it before he returned to Rome from Germany?
(a) 6 months.
(b) More than a year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 8 months.

3. What was probably the population of Rome during Barbatus's time?
(a) 40,000 to 55,000.
(b) 100,000 to 150,000.
(c) 60,000 to 90,000.
(d) 30,000 to 45,000.

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

5. When was Sulla elected consul?
(a) 85 BCE.
(b) 84 BCE.
(c) 88 BCE.
(d) 81 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the symbol of Italy in Chatper 6?

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

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

4. How many volumes was the agricultural encyclopedia that Aemilianus saved from the flames when Carthage fell?

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

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