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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. How large did Tiberius propose that landing holdings be in 133 BCE?
(a) About 115 hectares.
(b) 200 hectares.
(c) 175 hectares.
(d) Roughly 120 hectares.

2. How old was Gaius Octavious when Julius Caesar was assassinated?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

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

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

5. During what time was a high point of Roman literature, art, and culture?
(a) 168 BCE to 44 BCE.
(b) 152 BCE to 44 BCE.
(c) 171 BCE to 44 BCE.
(d) 146 BCE to 44 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Trajan was named emperor, how long was it before he returned to Rome from Germany?

2. When was the fire where Galen lost the contents of his lock-up storeroom near the Forum?

3. How many Roman emperors were there in almost 200 years?

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

5. To qualify as a local counselor, how many roof tiles did the man's house have to have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Gaius Sempronius Gracchus known for doing?

2. What loot did Pompey attain after his victory over King Mithradates VI of Pontus?

3. How was Roman marriage a simple and private business?

4. How did Cicero describe the time when he entertained Caesar for dinner in one of his seaside estates?

5. How did Augustus die?

6. What contribution did Caesar make to timekeeping?

7. What information did Cicero leave, and how has it helped provide insight into Roman history?

8. What was the city of Carthage like, and how did Rome finally defeat it?

9. What was the uprising of Spartacus?

10. Why was there not more social and political conflict than is recorded?

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