The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome Test | Final Test - Easy

Peter Connolly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome Test | Final Test - Easy

Peter Connolly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. These are used by women extensively in Roman times.
(a) Slaves.
(b) Cosmetics.
(c) Horses.
(d) Purses.

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

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

4. These help to organize small time businessmen of Rome.
(a) Guilds.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Laws.
(d) Unions.

5. 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 vicars.
(d) Vestal priestesses.

6. The stage of the Theater of Marcellus is _________.
(a) Missing.
(b) Uniform.
(c) Complex.
(d) Simple.

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

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

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

10. Women are penalized if they are not married by this age.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Thirty.

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

12. 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) Brick.
(d) Concrete.

13. Rome's position on the this river provides it with a great defensive posture.
(a) Martius.
(b) Via Salaria.
(c) Palatine.
(d) Tiber.

14. Three of the most significant works of ancient Rome are:
(a) Paved roads, sewer systems, and theater.
(b) Aqueducts, paved roads and farms.
(c) Paved roads, aqueducts, and cities.
(d) Aqueducts, paved roads and sewer systems.

15. Wild beast hunts are commonly staged in the ____________.
(a) Streets.
(b) Amphitheater.
(c) Circus.
(d) Fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the sixth century, this type of government is in place.

2. These are forbidden within the city.

3. The poor, unlike the wealthy, often live in these.

4. This ruler of Rome is convinced he is a god.

5. Caligula is assassinated, along with these individuals.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 359 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.