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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In southern Italy, from what people did Barbatus take two towns?
(a) Histri.
(b) Mentores.
(c) Samnites.
(d) Catari.

3. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?
(a) Numa Pompilius.
(b) Ancus Marcius.
(c) Titus Tatius.
(d) Quintus Sertorius.

4. When did Pompey the Great triumph over King Mithradates VI of Pontus?
(a) 61 BCE.
(b) 60 BCE.
(c) 64 BCE.
(d) 67 BCE.

5. When was Cicero governor of Cilicia?
(a) 65 BCE.
(b) Late 50s BCE.
(c) Early 40s BCE.
(d) 59 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was probably the population of Rome during Barbatus's time?

2. When was the fire where Galen lost the contents of his lock-up storeroom near the Forum?

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

4. What color did Roman women wear in mourning?

5. When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?

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