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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The poor, unlike the wealthy, often live in these.
2. By the first century BC, theater is geared toward this.
3. The population of Rome in the 2nd century AD is about this many.
4. This is the most sophisticated of the art forms in Roman theater.
5. This surrounds the birth of a Roman child.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the trials and punishments of the Roman Empire.
2. What are two of the factors that help Rome develop further and faster than other cities?
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. Describe the food shops of Rome, including important food sources for Romans, and how the foods are processed.
5. Explain the drinks and snacks provided by the bars of Rome, and why eating out is so important.
6. Explain the development of the equestrian order in the third and second centuries.
7. 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.
8. Explain the imperial cult, in as much detail as possible.
9. Explain the development of the aqueducts in Rome.
10. What is the Circus Maximus, where is it, and what is it made from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the possible life of an Athenian female, from birth to death. Include her education, growing up, marriage, fashion, work life, political life, spiritual life, leisure time, death, and funeral. Incorporate as many details from the book as possible, including such details as the type of housing she lives in, what she is, and is not, allowed to do, and what might have happened to her at birth, had her parents elected not to keep her.
Essay Topic 2
Three types of gladiators are mentioned in the book, along with basic information about the gladiators themselves. Discuss these three gladiator types, and include information about how they are recruited, their armor, and their training. Additionally, include information about the gladiator fights, making sure to discuss how the fights generally end.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the daily life of an Athenian woman with the daily life of a Roman woman. What are similarities? What are differences? What does this say about the opinion of women in each of these societies? How does their view of education underline this concept of women?
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