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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapers 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?
(a) Tarquinius.
(b) Tarquin.
(c) Tullus.
(d) Numa.

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

3. In 9 CE, where was there a terrible military disaster?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) Africa.
(d) France.

4. In the history of Athens, what were the most inhabitants that the city had?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 55,000.

5. When was an inscription found under black stone in the Forum?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1896.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 53 BCE, how much did Clodius pay for the house of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus?

2. When did the Gauls destroy Rome?

3. When did the Roman people vote to expel anyone who had put a citizen to death without trial?

4. In the first BCE, how many books did a scholar devote to a history of Latin?

5. What year did Cicero prosecute Gaius Verres with a case that launched his career?

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