Julius Caesar and Livy Quiz

What is the title of Caesar's account of the Gallic Wars?

• Commentarii de Bello Civili

• De Bello Gallico

• De Re Publica

• De Officiis

What is the main criticism of De Bello Gallico?

• It is too detailed

• It is unreliable

• It is too short

• It is written in Greek

What is Livy best known for?

• Writing poetry

• Military conquests

• His work Ab Urbe Condita

• Political reforms

What was Caesar's argument in De Bello Gallico?

• The Gallic Wars were unjust

• The Gallic Wars were just and pious

• The Gallic Wars were unnecessary

• The Gallic Wars were a mistake

How many books did Ab Urbe Condita originally consist of?

• 142

• 100

• 120

• 150

What was Livy preoccupied with in his historical writings?

• Morality

• Military strategy

• Economic theory

• Political power

What did Livy use to embellish his material?

• Rhetorical elaborations

• Scientific data

• Mathematical models

• Economic theories

What is the main theme debated in Sallust's writings?

• Economic decline

• Political decline

• Military decline

• Cultural decline

What is the historical period covered by Sallust's Histories?

• 100–50 BC

• 63–44 BC

• 78–67 BC

• 50–30 BC

What is Tacitus' style of writing compared to?

• Livy

• Sallust

• Pliny

• Cooley