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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Rome's position on the this river provides it with a great defensive posture.
(a) Palatine.
(b) Via Salaria.
(c) Martius.
(d) Tiber.
2. This is the most sophisticated of the art forms in Roman theater.
(a) Mime.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Drama.
(d) Pantomime.
3. 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.
4. This invention helps make way for the building of the Colosseum, the Baths of Trajan and the Temple of Venus.
(a) Brick.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Cranes.
(d) Mortar.
5. This is a regular feature of Roman religion.
(a) Animal sacrifice.
(b) Donations.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Suffering.
Short Answer Questions
1. It is under these emperors that Rome comes into its Golden Age.
2. These are used by women extensively in Roman times.
3. Grain to feed the population comes from here.
4. The young aristocratic girls who are responsible for the sacred fire of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, are called:
5. The only female priesthood of Rome are these.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the education of children in Rome. Be sure to include information about class differences, gender differences, and how the educational system was organized.
2. Explain and describe the Vestal Virgins.
3. Compare and contrast wealthy homes with those of the poor.
4. Explain the emergence of the republic at the end of the sixth century. How does this come about, and what is the result?
5. Describe the great fire, Nero's response, and his scapegoat.
6. Describe the situation during the 1st century between the Optimates and the Populares.
7. Describe the summer dining rooms in wealthy houses.
8. Describe a day at the races in Rome.
9. Describe where Rome receives her food supply.
10. Describe the reign, and fall, of Caligula.
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