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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first permanent Roman stone theater open?
(a) 78 BCE.
(b) 48 BCE.
(c) 55 BCE.
(d) 61 BCE.

2. When did emperor Augustus write a letter mentioning Gaius Julius Zoilos?
(a) 28 or 29 BCE.
(b) 17 BCE.
(c) 39 or 38 BCE.
(d) 40 BCE.

3. How old was Pompey when he became a consul in 70 BCE?
(a) 41.
(b) 29.
(c) 35.
(d) 38.

4. How long were Quintus and Pomponia married?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 27 years.
(d) 25 years.

5. In the ruins of Pompeii, when was a statue found that had an inscription indicating that it was a gift of Lucius Mummius, son of Lucius, consul?
(a) 2008.
(b) 1993.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?

2. How was Tiberius killed in 133 BCE?

3. When was the first tragedy shown in Rome that Livius Andronicus adapted into Latin from Greek?

4. When was Caesar elected consul?

5. How many miles did Pliny the Younger travel from Italy to the province of Bithynia?

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