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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How far back might excavations under modern Rome over the last 100 years have unearthed?
(a) 1000 BCE.
(b) 500 BCE.
(c) 700 BCE.
(d) 850 BCE.

4. When were the remains of an early cemetery found underneath the Forum?
(a) 18th century.
(b) End of the 20th century.
(c) 19th century.
(d) Beginning of the 20th century.

5. In Chapter 3, within what radius of Rome were heroic battles fought?
(a) 17 miles.
(b) 11 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 9 miles.

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

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

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

9. How many captives did ancient writers say were taken during the First Punic War?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 125,000.

10. By the end of the fourth century BCE, how many troops did the Romans probably have?
(a) Around half a million.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 600,000.
(d) About 1 million.

11. When did the fire that created the layers of burnt debris excavated in the Forum probably occur?
(a) 484 BCE.
(b) 500 BCE.
(c) 509 BCE.
(d) 499 BCE.

12. How many people lived in Rome in 63 BCE?
(a) About half a million.
(b) More than a million.
(c) 984,000.
(d) 1,250,000.

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

14. What was probably the population of Rome during Barbatus's time?
(a) 100,000 to 150,000.
(b) 60,000 to 90,000.
(c) 40,000 to 55,000.
(d) 30,000 to 45,000.

15. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?
(a) Ancus Marcius.
(b) Tarquinius Priscus.
(c) Tarquin the Proud.
(d) Servius Tullius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?

2. When was the Second Punic War?

3. When was the first major Roman road, the Via Appia, built?

4. What was the perimeter of the wall erected around the city in the early fourth century BCE?

5. When was Rome determined to have been founded?

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