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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gaius Octavious when Julius Caesar was assassinated?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

2. When was the fire where Galen lost the contents of his lock-up storeroom near the Forum?
(a) 189 CE.
(b) 197 CE.
(c) 186 CE.
(d) 192 CE.

3. How long was Cicero married to Terentia?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 34 years.
(d) 25 years.

4. When did Cicero decide to join the Pompeians in the civil war?
(a) 48 BCE.
(b) 50 BCE.
(c) 49 BCE.
(d) 51 BCE.

5. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?
(a) 218 BCE.
(b) 279 BCE.
(c) 191 BCE.
(d) 311 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far back might excavations under modern Rome over the last 100 years have unearthed?

2. When was Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus supposed to have returned from semi-exile to become dictator and lead Roman armies to victory?

3. How long did it take to build Vespasian's amphitheater that came to be known as the Colosseum?

4. When did Vespasian become emperor?

5. When did the Gauls destroy Rome?

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