SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Test | Final Test - Medium

Mary Beard
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Test | Final 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 were Cicero's private letters made public?
(a) 45 BCE.
(b) 44 BCE.
(c) 43 BCE.
(d) 42 BCE.

2. When did Caesar leave Italy for Gaul for a five-year command that continued on for another five years?
(a) 58 BCE.
(b) 56 BCE.
(c) 55 BCE.
(d) 51 BCE.

3. When was Caesar murdered?
(a) March 15, 44 BCE.
(b) February 21, 44 BCE.
(c) February 10, 44 BCE.
(d) March 11, 44 BCE.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the first permanent Roman stone theater open?

2. According to a decree by Augustus, how many children did a freeborn citizen woman have to have before being released from the requirement to have a guardian?

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

4. When did Cicero write about entertaining Caesar for dinner at one of Cicero's seaside estates?

5. What design did Augustus choose for his signet ring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was different about the version of citizenship that the Romans invented?

2. Who was Pliny the Younger?

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

4. What property did Cicero own, and how wealthy was he?

5. What was Gaius Sempronius Gracchus known for doing?

6. What was Corinth and how was it defeated by the Romans?

7. Why did Cicero serve as a lawyer to prosecute Gaius Verres, and what was the outcome of the case?

8. Why could money not protect the rich from the discomforts and harsher sides of ancient life?

9. What does the portrayal of Nero by modern historians demonstrate about history?

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

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