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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus counsul?
(a) 281 BCE.
(b) 298 BCE.
(c) 296 BCE.
(d) 279 BCE.

2. When was Caesar murdered?
(a) February 21, 44 BCE.
(b) February 10, 44 BCE.
(c) March 11, 44 BCE.
(d) March 15, 44 BCE.

3. What language was the inscription written in that was found under black stone in the Forum?
(a) Coptic.
(b) Greek.
(c) Latin.
(d) Sumerian.

4. When did Claudian forces invade Britain?
(a) 43 CE.
(b) 44 CE.
(c) 32 CE.
(d) 39 CE.

5. How far was Corinth from Carthage?
(a) Nearly 1,000 miles.
(b) 900 miles.
(c) About 750 miles.
(d) 845 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did European cities begin to reach a million inhabitants?

2. How old was Publilia, Cicero's second wife, when they married?

3. How many young women were estimated to be taken during a religious festival Romulus held?

4. When were Cicero's private letters made public?

5. When did Octavian become known as Augustus?

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