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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 color did Roman women wear in mourning?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

2. How many of Cicero's letters survived?
(a) 930.
(b) Almost 1,000.
(c) 1,100.
(d) About 1,200.

3. How many volumes was the agricultural encyclopedia that Aemilianus saved from the flames when Carthage fell?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

4. How much territory did Pliny the Younger govern as the provincial governor of Bithynia?
(a) 9,000 square miles.
(b) 11,000 square miles.
(c) More than 15,000 square miles.
(d) About 18,000 square miles.

5. Where was the Roman essayist and satirist Lucian from?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Syria.
(c) North Macedonia.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language was spoken in Bithynia?

2. How old was Claudius when he was declared emperor?

3. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?

4. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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