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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the symbol of Italy in Chatper 6?
(a) Bull.
(b) Stag.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Lion.

2. What interest rate did Marcus Junius Brutus charge the people of Salamis when he lent money?
(a) 36 percent.
(b) 48 percent.
(c) 18 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

3. During what time was a high point of Roman literature, art, and culture?
(a) 171 BCE to 44 BCE.
(b) 146 BCE to 44 BCE.
(c) 152 BCE to 44 BCE.
(d) 168 BCE to 44 BCE.

4. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?
(a) Tarquinius.
(b) Tullus.
(c) Numa.
(d) Tarquin.

5. What was the approximate value of the property that Cicero owned in 45 BCE?
(a) 9 million sesterces.
(b) 20 million sesterces.
(c) 13 million sesterces.
(d) 17 million sesterces.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius?

3. What animal was said to have nurtured Remus and Romulus?

4. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?

5. According to tradition, how many centuries before 63 BCE had the Temple of Jupiter been established?

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