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

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

3. When did Hungarian protesters use one of Cicero's phrases to protest the rewrite of the constitution?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2011.

4. When did Cicero arrange for the First Catilinarian to be copied?
(a) April 58 BCE.
(b) June 60 BCE.
(c) May 59 BCE.
(d) July 61 BCE.

5. To whom did Julius Caesar's family trace their lineage back to?
(a) God Mars.
(b) God Apollo.
(c) Goddess Venus.
(d) Goddess Fortuna.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gaius Sallustius Crispus write about the war against Catiline?

2. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?

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

4. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?

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

(see the answer key)

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