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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Romulus and his citizens fighting at the time when the Temple of Jupiter was said to be established?
(a) Sabines.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Senones.
(d) Spartacus.

2. In 66 BCE, how long had the Romans been fighting King Mithradates with little success?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) More than 20 years.
(d) About 15 years.

3. When was Caesar elected consul?
(a) 58 BCE.
(b) 54 BCE.
(c) 59 BCE.
(d) 51 BCE.

4. If the information about seven kings is correct, how long would each of them have reigned?
(a) 15 years.
(b) About 2 decades.
(c) 25 years.
(d) More than 3 decades.

5. What emperor spent a great deal of time as a tourist and was abroad more than at home?
(a) CLaudius.
(b) Hadrian.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Vespasian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?

2. When was Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius?

3. How many doctors were on Livia's staff?

4. In the third century CE, how many petitions did a governor of Egphy receive in just three days?

5. According to tradition, how many centuries before 63 BCE had the Temple of Jupiter been established?

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