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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Claudius pelted with bread in the Forum?
(a) 59 CE.
(b) 55 CE.
(c) 51 CE.
(d) 53 CE.

2. In what city was found a decoration of a bar designed in the second century whose theme was of "The Seven Sages" (471)?
(a) Ostia.
(b) Pozalio.
(c) Trieste.
(d) Livorno.

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

4. How many volumes was the agricultural encyclopedia that Aemilianus saved from the flames when Carthage fell?
(a) 24.
(b) 28.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

8. When did Rome successfully invade Britain?
(a) 39 CE.
(b) 43 CE.
(c) 46 CE.
(d) 49 CE.

9. What design did Augustus choose for his signet ring?
(a) Bear.
(b) Scorpion.
(c) Lion.
(d) Sphinx.

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

11. How many doctors were on Livia's staff?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

12. In 66 BCE, how long had the Romans been fighting King Mithradates with little success?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) About 15 years.
(d) More than 20 years.

13. How many occupations were there in the city of Rome alone?
(a) 150.
(b) 95.
(c) 200.
(d) 100.

14. How many Roman emperors were there in almost 200 years?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

15. Near the location of what modern city was Carthage located?
(a) Tunis.
(b) Bizerte.
(c) Nabeul.
(d) Kelibia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cicero's former slave Marcus Tullius Tiro die?

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

3. What was the perimeter of the walls that surrounded Carthage?

4. How was Tiberius killed in 133 BCE?

5. In Roman times, how many of the children born would die by the age of ten?

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