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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Alexander the Great lead his Macedonia army on a conquest from Greece to India.
(a) 334 to 323 BCE.
(b) 315 BCE to 290 BCE.
(c) 300 to 318 BCE.
(d) 339 BCE to 327 BCE.

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

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

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

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

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

8. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?
(a) 341 CE.
(b) 319 CE.
(c) 337 CE.
(d) 326 CE.

9. How large was Rome's overseas empire?
(a) 2.5 million square miles.
(b) About 3 million square miles.
(c) More than 2 million square miles.
(d) 1.5 million square miles.

10. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?
(a) 30s BCE.
(b) 50s BCE.
(c) 20s BCE.
(d) 40s BCE.

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

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

13. When was an inscription found under black stone in the Forum?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1898.

14. What animal was said to have nurtured Remus and Romulus?
(a) Goat.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Dog.
(d) Deer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many captives did ancient writers say were taken during the First Punic War?

2. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?

3. In 63 BCE, who was Catiline accused of murdering?

4. How old were Catline and Cicero when they faced off before the senate in 63 BCE?

5. On what hill did Romulus choose to found the city of Rome?

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