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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the sixth century, this type of government is in place.
(a) Communism.
(b) Republican.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Democracy.

2. 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) Othella.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Julius Caesar.

3. Formal education of young women in Rome is _____.
(a) Rare.
(b) Mandatory.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Haphazard.

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

5. Criminal trials are heard by these, whose decisions are binding for all parties.
(a) Judges.
(b) Magistrates.
(c) Emporors.
(d) Senate.

6. This ruler of Rome is convinced he is a god.
(a) Caligula.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Celete.
(d) Maximus.

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

8. Hairstyles of women vary according to this.
(a) Social status and age.
(b) Social status and religion.
(c) Social status and marital status.
(d) Age and Martial status.

9. All jockeys of chariots belong to ______.
(a) Clubs.
(b) Leagues.
(c) Unions.
(d) Teams.

10. Caligula is assassinated, along with these individuals.
(a) His wife and daughter.
(b) His mother and daughter.
(c) His son and daughter.
(d) His mother and wife.

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

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

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

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

15. This surrounds the birth of a Roman child.
(a) Mystique.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Ritual.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. This is the most sophisticated of the art forms in Roman theater.

2. Three of the most significant works of ancient Rome are:

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

4. It is under these emperors that Rome comes into its Golden Age.

5. The Hellenised Egyptian goddess ____ also has a cult in Rome.

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