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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of the sixth century BCE by the time the last king was thrown out approximately how many people would have lived in Rome?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 20,000 to 30,000.
(d) 15,000 to 20,000.

2. In 63 BCE, who was Catiline accused of murdering?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Second wife and daughter.
(c) First wife and son.
(d) Son and daughter.

3. In Chapter 2, who did Cicero appeal to at the end of his speech regarding Catiline?
(a) Mars.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Jupiter.

4. When did Spartacus command a force of ex-gladiators and runaways?
(a) 60s BCE.
(b) 70s BCE.
(c) 55 BCE.
(d) 65 BCE.

5. When did Cicero dodge an assassination attempt in 63 BCE?
(a) October 11.
(b) September 30.
(c) December 3.
(d) November 7.

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

7. On what river is Rome?
(a) Rubicon.
(b) Po.
(c) Ofanto.
(d) Tiber.

8. When did Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus secure the final defeat of Hannibal?
(a) 209 BCE.
(b) 211 BCE.
(c) 202 BCE.
(d) 200 BCE.

9. When did Hungarian protesters use one of Cicero's phrases to protest the rewrite of the constitution?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2011.

10. When did Athens give the idea of democracy to the modern world?
(a) 4th century BCE.
(b) 3rd century BCE.
(c) 6th century BCE.
(d) 5th century BCE.

11. What historian did Cicero ask to commemorate the achievements of his consulship?
(a) Lucceius.
(b) Numa.
(c) Livy.
(d) Appian.

12. What seems to be the date for the earliest attempts at drainage systems in Rome?
(a) 5th Century BCE.
(b) 6th century BCE.
(c) 7th century BCE.
(d) 8th century BCE.

13. When was Rome determined to have been founded?
(a) April 30, 749 BCE.
(b) April 9, 752 BCE.
(c) April 21, 753 BCE.
(d) April 18, 743 BCE.

14. According to stories, when did the first barbers start to work in Rome?
(a) 305 BCE.
(b) 315 BCE.
(c) 300 BCE.
(d) 325 BCE.

15. When was an essay by a Roman doctor found in a Greek monastery?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?

2. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?

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

4. Where did Roman egions defeat Catiline's army of discontents?

5. When did Livy write his compendium of Roman history?

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