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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. Where were painting discovered in a tomb that depicted exploits of Servius Tullius?
(a) Lombardy.
(b) Liguria.
(c) Umbria.
(d) Vulci.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus supposed to have returned from semi-exile to become dictator and lead Roman armies to victory?

2. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?

3. Which king's tyrannical behavior was thought to have led to the established of the free Republic of Rome?

4. In southern Italy, from what people did Barbatus take two towns?

5. When did Alexander the Great lead his Macedonia army on a conquest from Greece to India.

Short Essay Questions

1. What information survives from the first century BCE that can be used to study Rome?

2. According to Livy, who were the kings of Rome?

3. When is the earliest known use of the word consul?

4. What were the 12 tables?

5. Who were some well-known descendants of Barbatus?

6. What symbol revealed the change in Rome's relationship with the outside world in the early fourth century BCE?

7. Who was Polybius?

8. How was Romulus said to die?

9. Why is it difficult to find archaeological evidence of Rome?

10. What were the advantages and disadvantages of Rome's location on the Tiber River?

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