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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 comedies that have an effect on later Roman comedy are the _____ and the ______.
(a) Campanian farce and Phylakes.
(b) Phlyakes and the Atellan farce.
(c) Phylakes and the Mime.
(d) Campanian farce and the mime.

2. Roman foods are often highly _____.
(a) Spiced.
(b) Valued.
(c) Praised.
(d) Priced.

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

4. The only trilogy to survive from ancient Athens is this.
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Oresteia.
(d) Argos.

5. What is / are the most common forms of punishment in ancient Athens?
(a) Flogging and branding.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Execution.
(d) Fines, confiscation of property, loss of rights, or exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ekklesia in fifth century Athens is the _________.

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

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

4. Wild beast hunts are commonly staged in the ____________.

5. These objects are sparse, and generally made of wood.

(see the answer key)

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