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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Rome, Pages 190 through 251.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hades is the god of this.
(a) The Sea.
(b) The Underworld.
(c) Prophecy.
(d) Athens.

2. It is under these emperors that Rome comes into its Golden Age.
(a) Trajan and Hadrian.
(b) Nero and Celete.
(c) Augustus and Caligula.
(d) Augustus and Maximus.

3. Gladiator fights continue until someone is _____.
(a) Slightly harmed.
(b) Severely injured.
(c) Killed.
(d) Deemed beaten.

4. At the age of eighteen, Athenian boys must attend this.
(a) Etiquette lessons.
(b) Civil assemblies.
(c) Charm school.
(d) Military training.

5. These rooms are so small, they are difficult to distinguish among the ruins of Athenian ruins.
(a) Kitchens.
(b) Bathrooms.
(c) Living rooms.
(d) Dining rooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. This is the king of the Gods.

2. The floor of the Colosseum is originally made from this.

3. The population of Rome in the 2nd century AD is about this many.

4. An altar depicting ____ stands at one end of the mithraeum.

5. The only trilogy to survive from ancient Athens is this.

(see the answer key)

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