SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Second Punic War?
(a) 220 to 190 BCE.
(b) 264 to 241 BCE.
(c) 218 to 201 BCE.
(d) 190 to 184 BCE.

2. When Aemilius Paullus returned in 167 BCE from his victory over King Perseus, how long did it take to trundle all of the loot through Rome?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. How many elephants did Hannibal use when he crossed the Alps?
(a) 19.
(b) 37.
(c) 26.
(d) 48.

4. What was probably the population of Rome during Barbatus's time?
(a) 40,000 to 55,000.
(b) 100,000 to 150,000.
(c) 60,000 to 90,000.
(d) 30,000 to 45,000.

5. When did Constantine convert to Christianity?
(a) 337 CE.
(b) 319 CE.
(c) 341 CE.
(d) 326 CE.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the battle that Barbatus fought in that defeated an Italian army at Sentinum?

2. When was the first aqueduct to bring water into Rome constructed?

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

4. When did Caracall make every free inhabitant of the empire a Roman citizen?

5. When was the Septimontium festival held yearly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was said about the corrupting influence on traditional Roman behavior and morals by foreign culture?

2. How did Cicero portray Catiline, and might there be another side to the story?

3. According to Livy, who were the kings of Rome?

4. According to Roman tradition, when was the Temple of Jupiter established and why?

5. What were the advantages and disadvantages of Rome's location on the Tiber River?

6. How and why has the history of ancient Rome changed over the past 50 years?

7. How did Romulus get women for his city according to Livy?

8. What were the 12 tables?

9. What type of dating system did the Romans use?

10. What un-Roman ritual did Livy write about that occurred in 216 BCE?

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