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

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

3. This ruler is given the title of imperator and Augustus in 27 BC, which changes Rome from a Republic to a Principate.
(a) Caesar.
(b) Mark Anthony.
(c) Octavian.
(d) Cinna.

4. The poor, unlike the wealthy, often live in these.
(a) The streets.
(b) Rented rooms.
(c) Barns.
(d) Local hostels.

5. These establishments cater to a quick drink or longer refreshments.
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Bar.
(c) Street vendors.
(d) Watering hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Theater of Marcellus is dedicated in this time.

2. The Forum Boarium was used to do this.

3. These are forbidden within the city.

4. The stage of the Theater of Marcellus is _________.

5. The population of Rome in the 2nd century AD is about this many.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe men and women's clothing and fashion in Rome. Be sure to include information about not only clothing, but also hairstyles, cosmetics, and any other information.

2. Describe the great fire, Nero's response, and his scapegoat.

3. Describe the education of children in Rome. Be sure to include information about class differences, gender differences, and how the educational system was organized.

4. Explain the development of the equestrian order in the third and second centuries.

5. Explain the drinks and snacks provided by the bars of Rome, and why eating out is so important.

6. Explain the trials and punishments of the Roman Empire.

7. Describe the summer dining rooms in wealthy houses.

8. Explain the emergence of the republic at the end of the sixth century. How does this come about, and what is the result?

9. Describe a day at the races in Rome.

10. Explain the development of the aqueducts in Rome.

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