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Prologue-Chapter 1

1. When was Julius Caesar assasinated?
(a) 44 BCE.
(b) 52 BCE.
(c) 34 BCE.
(d) 29 BCE.

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

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

4. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 56 BCE.
(b) 72 BCE.
(c) 63 BCE.
(d) 45 BCE.

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

6. When did European cities begin to reach a million inhabitants?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 19th century.
(c) 17th century.
(d) 18th century.

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

8. When did Hannibal cross the Alps and inflict terrible loses on the Romans?
(a) 191 BCE.
(b) 311 BCE.
(c) 218 BCE.
(d) 279 BCE.

9. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?
(a) 37.
(b) 19.
(c) 48.
(d) 26.

10. During the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, how many deaths were there in a single afternoon?
(a) About 50,000.
(b) 98,000.
(c) Up to 70,000.
(d) 64,000.

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

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