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

2. The floors of the Domus Flavia are made from this.
(a) Different colored marble.
(b) Wood.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Tile.

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

4. The Sacra Via and the Nova Via are the only of these wide enough.
(a) Streets.
(b) Churches.
(c) Sewers.
(d) Rivers.

5. Another term for sweat bath is ________.
(a) Hypocaust.
(b) Thermalcaust.
(c) Hypercaust.
(d) Thermocaust.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 487 BC, laws are passed that dictate candidates for archonship must be chosen in this manner, instead of being elected.

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

3. In 404 BC, these defense tools are demolished in a peace agreement.

4. The toga is a sign of this.

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

(see the answer key)

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