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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Trajan was named emperor, how long was it before he returned to Rome from Germany?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) More than a year.

2. Under which emperor did Pliny the Younger serve as a governor of the province of Bithynia?
(a) Domitian.
(b) Titus.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Nerva.

3. When did emperors begin to be portrayed with full beards?
(a) After 117 CE.
(b) 120 CE.
(c) 118 CE.
(d) Around 115 CE.

4. When was Cicero governor of Cilicia?
(a) Early 40s BCE.
(b) 59 BCE.
(c) 65 BCE.
(d) Late 50s BCE.

5. How many young women were estimated to be taken during a religious festival Romulus held?
(a) 30 to 683.
(b) 55.
(c) 35.
(d) 40 to 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volumes was the agricultural encyclopedia that Aemilianus saved from the flames when Carthage fell?

2. What emperor spent a great deal of time as a tourist and was abroad more than at home?

3. Near the location of what modern city was Carthage located?

4. When was Caesar elected consul?

5. How large did Tiberius propose that landing holdings be in 133 BCE?

(see the answer key)

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