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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The population of Rome in the 2nd century AD is about this many.
(a) 12,000.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 1,200,000.
(d) 120,000.
2. These establishments cater to a quick drink or longer refreshments.
(a) Bar.
(b) Street vendors.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Watering hole.
3. Laws keeping women under the authority of her husband are _____ in early Roman history.
(a) Abolished.
(b) Upheld.
(c) Passed.
(d) Ignored.
4. High rise homes lack these, as they don't have running water.
(a) Bathtubs.
(b) Latrines.
(c) Sinks.
(d) Watering holes.
5. Living conditions in Rome are so dirty this ruler passes a decree ordering home owners to clean the areas in front of their homes.
(a) Augustus.
(b) Othella.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Claudius.
6. The first aqueduct of Rome is the:
(a) Via Appia.
(b) Palatine.
(c) Aqua Appia.
(d) Sulla Appia.
7. Women are penalized if they are not married by this age.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eighteen.
8. Formal education of young women in Rome is _____.
(a) Haphazard.
(b) Mandatory.
(c) Rare.
(d) Dangerous.
9. One of the most obvious characteristics of Roman entertainment is this.
(a) Humor.
(b) Length.
(c) Severity.
(d) Variety.
10. There are 144 of these in Rome, according to historical record.
(a) Farms.
(b) Horse stables.
(c) Houses.
(d) Public toilets.
11. Nero and his advisers blame these individuals for a great fire that guts central Rome.
(a) Haters of Nero.
(b) Christians.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Jews.
12. The final writer of tragedy plays in Rome is this,
(a) Alexander.
(b) Pompeii.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Secundus.
13. The most important circus in Rome is this.
(a) Circus Maximus.
(b) Circus Flaminius.
(c) Circus Augustus.
(d) Circus Martius.
14. Wild beast hunts are commonly staged in the ____________.
(a) Streets.
(b) Amphitheater.
(c) Circus.
(d) Fields.
15. Caligula is assassinated, along with these individuals.
(a) His son and daughter.
(b) His mother and daughter.
(c) His mother and wife.
(d) His wife and daughter.
Short Answer Questions
1. Augustus fixes the number of senators at this number.
2. An altar depicting ____ stands at one end of the mithraeum.
3. This ruler of Rome is convinced he is a god.
4. The first cult in Rome is the cult of this.
5. All jockeys of chariots belong to ______.
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