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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 63 BCE, when did Catline and Cicero go before the senate?
(a) November 21.
(b) November 8.
(c) November 3.
(d) November 1.

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

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

5. When did Cicero dodge an assassination attempt in 63 BCE?
(a) December 3.
(b) November 7.
(c) October 11.
(d) September 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historian did Cicero ask to commemorate the achievements of his consulship?

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

3. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?

4. Where did Roman egions defeat Catiline's army of discontents?

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

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