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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Laws keeping women under the authority of her husband are _____ in early Roman history.
(a) Upheld.
(b) Passed.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Abolished.

3. These, built in 312 BC, provide a reliable source of water for Romans.
(a) Aqueducts.
(b) Sewage plants.
(c) Wells.
(d) Water towers.

4. There are _______ starting gates in the circus.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

5. This is a typical style of tomb in Rome, as well as in Ostia.
(a) Columbarium.
(b) Colisthania.
(c) Colimbaria.
(d) There are no tombs.

6. The Forum Boarium was used to do this.
(a) Sell livestock.
(b) Sell jewelry.
(c) Sell food.
(d) Sell houses.

7. The first cult in Rome is the cult of this.
(a) Christianity.
(b) Hellenistic.
(c) The Great Mother.
(d) Cybele.

8. These types of buildings are found only in Rome during this period.
(a) Hostels.
(b) Flats.
(c) Atrium style homes.
(d) Apartments.

9. There are reportedly no bakers in Rome until after this time.
(a) 43 BC.
(b) 5 AD.
(c) 1 BC.
(d) 174 BC.

10. The population of Rome in the 2nd century AD is about this many.
(a) 1,200,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 1,200.

11. Travelers do not travel at night because of these.
(a) Wild animals.
(b) Rats.
(c) Muggers.
(d) Curfews.

12. Under this ruler, a land-locked inner basin is built which is linked to the Tiber via a canal.
(a) Othello.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Trajan.

13. The toga is a sign of this.
(a) Religion.
(b) Class.
(c) Formality.
(d) Slavery.

14. This is a regular feature of Roman religion.
(a) Donations.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Animal sacrifice.
(d) Prayer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The stage of the Theater of Marcellus is _________.

2. One of the most obvious characteristics of Roman entertainment is this.

3. Rome's position on the this river provides it with a great defensive posture.

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

5. Caligula is succeeded by this person, whom many believed is stupid, due to physical ailments.

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