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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Roman senator who wrote the first history of Rome?
(a) Livy.
(b) Polybius.
(c) Duris.
(d) Fabius Pictor.

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

3. How old were Catline and Cicero when they faced off before the senate in 63 BCE?
(a) 60s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 40s.
(d) 30s.

4. How many doctors were on Livia's staff?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. In 66 BCE, how long had the Romans been fighting King Mithradates with little success?
(a) More than 20 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) About 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many captives did ancient writers say were taken during the First Punic War?

3. When did emperors begin to be portrayed with full beards?

4. What language was the inscription written in that was found under black stone in the Forum?

5. In southern Italy, from what people did Barbatus take two towns?

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