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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the sister of Clodius, who was the wife of a senator and the lover of the poet Catullus?
(a) Alypia.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Clodia.
(d) Helvia.

2. When did the people of Fregellae attempt to break away from Rome, but were crushed by a Roman army led by Lucius Opimius?
(a) 125 BCE.
(b) 119 BCE.
(c) 108 BCE.
(d) 131 BCE.

3. When did Cicero decide to join the Pompeians in the civil war?
(a) 48 BCE.
(b) 49 BCE.
(c) 50 BCE.
(d) 51 BCE.

4. In 45 BCE, about how many properties did Cicero own in Italy?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 27.
(d) 20.

5. How old was August when he died?
(a) 79.
(b) 66.
(c) 64.
(d) 75.

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

7. How long was the siege when Scipio Aemilianus cut the town off from the sea?
(a) 26 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

8. How was Tiberius killed in 133 BCE?
(a) Beaten and thrown into the river.
(b) Bludgeoned to death with a chair leg.
(c) Impaled with a sword.
(d) Stabbed with a knife.

9. How much of the city was it said that Nero's Golden House covered?
(a) Half.
(b) Three-quarters.
(c) A third.
(d) Two-thirds.

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

11. During Claudius's rule, how many senators were put to death?
(a) 16.
(b) 35.
(c) 24.
(d) 48.

12. When was the fire where Galen lost the contents of his lock-up storeroom near the Forum?
(a) 189 CE.
(b) 186 CE.
(c) 192 CE.
(d) 197 CE.

13. When did Cicero's former slave Marcus Tullius Tiro die?
(a) 40 BCE.
(b) 11 BCE.
(c) 4 BCE.
(d) 29 BCE.

14. During Nero's rule, when was Rome destroyed by fire?
(a) 53 CE.
(b) 64 CE.
(c) 61 CE.
(d) 59 CE.

15. What was the symbol of Italy in Chatper 6?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Bull.
(c) Lion.
(d) Stag.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was found a decoration of a bar designed in the second century whose theme was of "The Seven Sages" (471)?

2. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?

3. When did Caesar leave Italy for Gaul for a five-year command that continued on for another five years?

4. When was Claudius pelted with bread in the Forum?

5. Who did Marcus Aurelius brutally suppress?

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