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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the first century BC, theater is geared toward this.
(a) Political satire.
(b) War.
(c) Public taste.
(d) Humor.

2. Magistrates address the assembly here.
(a) Gallic.
(b) Apex.
(c) Forum.
(d) Comitium.

3. The young aristocratic girls who are responsible for the sacred fire of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, are called:
(a) Vestal Vipers.
(b) Vestal Virgins.
(c) Vestal priestesses.
(d) Vestal vicars.

4. This is where all public and political life are conducted.
(a) The Quirnal.
(b) The Comitium.
(c) The Forum.
(d) The Palatine.

5. Places that serve hot food are important because of this.
(a) Many are single, and do not wish to cook for one.
(b) Many cannot afford groceries.
(c) Many homes do not have kitchens.
(d) Many do not like dining at home.

6. The Theater of Marcellus is dedicated in this time.
(a) 20 or 21 AD.
(b) 20 or 21 BC.
(c) 13 or 11 AD.
(d) 13 or 11 BC.

7. An altar depicting ____ stands at one end of the mithraeum.
(a) Judas.
(b) Isis.
(c) Mithras.
(d) Eros.

8. 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.

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

10. This invention helps make way for the building of the Colosseum, the Baths of Trajan and the Temple of Venus.
(a) Cranes.
(b) Mortar.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Brick.

11. Grain to feed the population comes from here.
(a) Egypt and China.
(b) Europe and North America.
(c) South Africa and China.
(d) Egypt and North Africa.

12. This is used even in ancient Rome to access buildings during construction.
(a) Rope.
(b) Chains.
(c) Scaffolding.
(d) Ladders.

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

14. High rise homes lack these, as they don't have running water.
(a) Bathtubs.
(b) Watering holes.
(c) Sinks.
(d) Latrines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. These are forbidden within the city.

2. These types of buildings are found only in Rome during this period.

3. The first cult in Rome is the cult of this.

4. Augustus fixes the number of senators at this number.

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

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