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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In 63 BCE, when did Catline and Cicero go before the senate?
(a) November 3.
(b) November 8.
(c) November 21.
(d) November 1.

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

4. In 63 BCE, who gave Cicero intelligence regarding a violent plot?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Aelina.
(c) Livia.
(d) Fulvia.

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

6. When Aemilius Paullus returned in 167 BCE from his victory over King Perseus, how long did it take to trundle all of the loot through Rome?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 days.

7. On what hill did Romulus choose to found the city of Rome?
(a) Palatine.
(b) Aventine.
(c) Caelian.
(d) Quirinal.

8. When was the first tragedy shown in Rome that Livius Andronicus adapted into Latin from Greek?
(a) 238 BCE.
(b) 219 BCE.
(c) 224 BCE.
(d) 240 BCE.

9. When was the first aqueduct to bring water into Rome constructed?
(a) 411 BCE.
(b) 312 BCE.
(c) 294 BCE.
(d) 319 BCE.

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

11. When did marauding Gauls occupy Rome?
(a) 402 BCE.
(b) 219 BCE.
(c) Around 390 BCE.
(d) Around 280 BCE.

12. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?
(a) Around 80 miles.
(b) 65 miles.
(c) 57 miles.
(d) About 70 miles.

13. Who was it said was the father of Romulus in Chapter 2?
(a) Mars.
(b) Vulcan.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Jupiter.

14. When was Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus counsul?
(a) 279 BCE.
(b) 281 BCE.
(c) 298 BCE.
(d) 296 BCE.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Gauls destroy Rome?

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

3. When was the Septimontium festival held yearly?

4. In the history of Athens, what were the most inhabitants that the city had?

5. When was Polybius in his 30s and taken to Rome as one of 1,000 Greek detainees?

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