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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Rome, Pages 150 through 189.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The four Pompeian styles include the Masonry, large panels of color, scenery, and this.
(a) Architectual.
(b) Flowery.
(c) Stone.
(d) Marble.

2. This ruler is given the title of imperator and Augustus in 27 BC, which changes Rome from a Republic to a Principate.
(a) Octavian.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Mark Anthony.
(d) Cinna.

3. The young aristocratic girls who are responsible for the sacred fire of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, are called:
(a) Vestal Virgins.
(b) Vestal vicars.
(c) Vestal Vipers.
(d) Vestal priestesses.

4. Roman religion is _______ in origin.
(a) Agricultural.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Architectual.
(d) Natural.

5. Priestesses answer practical questions of the present and future here.
(a) Eleusis.
(b) Apollo at Delphi.
(c) Clepsydra Fountain.
(d) Telesterium.

Short Answer Questions

1. These are used by women extensively in Roman times.

2. These, built in 312 BC, provide a reliable source of water for Romans.

3. Criminal trials are heard by these, whose decisions are binding for all parties.

4. High rise homes lack these, as they don't have running water.

5. This is the most famous Roman drain.

(see the answer key)

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