Mid-Term (Fill in the blank, Multiple choice)

Question 1

The traditional foundation date of Rome is April 21, _______B.C.

Answer 1

753

Question 2

The “new style” of rhetoric was attacked for emphasizing style over _______.

Answer 2

content

Question 3

The Gracchi brothers are famous for their attempts at _____reform.

Answer 3

land

Question 4

The central open-aired room in a Roman townhouse was the _______.

Answer 4

atrium

Question 5

Rome was the city of the seven ______.

Answer 5

hills

Question 6

A huge artificial hill in Rome is made up of many thousands of discarded _________.

Answer 6

amphoras

Question 7

The provision of cereals to Roman citizens by the state is known as the ______.

Answer 7

dole

Question 8

A married woman would be given food______upon entering her new home.

Answer 8

and water

Question 9

The three main Roman staples were cereal, grapes, and _________.

Answer 9

olives

Question 10

According to the standard myth, Rome was founded and named after_______.

Answer 10

Romulus

Question 11

Factors determining class in Roman society were wealth, freedom, and ________.

Answer 11

citizenship

Question 12

Romans usually ate dinner at the ______hour of the day.

Answer 12

ninth

Question 13

The first evidence for occupation in Rome dates to around ______B.C.

Answer 13

1000

Question 14

The most famous slave from ancient times is the gladiator________.

Answer 14

Spartacus

Question 15

_______passed legislation to encourage fertility and prevent adultery.

Answer 15

Augustus

Question 16

Hymen was the god of _____.

Answer 16

weddings

Question 17

The period when Romans did not officially have one-man rule was the _________.

Answer 17

Republic

Question 18

The main sweetener used in food and drink in ancient Europe was _________.

Answer 18

honey

Question 19

________languages are those, like Italian and Spanish, which descend from Latin.

Answer 19

Romance

Question 20

A dowry would often be provided by a Roman bride’s ________.

Answer 20

father

Question 21

1. An urceus was a type of

A hut B container C slave D sword

Answer 21

container

Question 22

2. Most Romans were not opposed to

A orgies B gay marriage C incest D women’s citizenship

Answer 22

women’s citizenship

Question 23

3. During the principate the majority of Romans lived in

A Italy B the countryside C tunnels
D apartment buildings

Answer 23

the countryside

Question 24

4. During the Empire elite boys began their education outside of the home around the age of

A two B five C seven D ten

Answer 24

seven

Question 25

5. The secunda mensa was a A rank in the military B maid-in-waiting C course at dinner D school for teenagers

Answer 25

course at dinner

Question 26

6. Virtue was a traditional Roman value which refers to A a sense of justice B manly excellence C perseverance D musical ability

Answer 26

manly excellence

Question 27

7. In myth the early inhabitants of Rome were said to be A Greeks B Etruscans C jackals D rejects from elsewhere

Answer 27

rejects from elsewhere

Question 28

8. The average life expectancy for a newborn ancient Roman was A the same as today B lower than today C higher than today D roughly 40 years

Answer 28

lower than today

Question 29

9. The toga represented A a partying lifestyle B great wealth C Roman citizenship D the father’s power

Answer 29

Roman citizenship

Question 30

10. After studying with a rhetor in Rome many wealthy young Romans continued their studies in A Cairo B Pompeii C Athens D Londinium

Answer 30

Athens

Question 31

11. One of the traditional Roman values was A charity B faithlessness C gravity D immoderation

Answer 31

gravity

Question 32

12. For indoor artificial illumination ancient Romans commonly used A gaslights B solar reflectors C oil lamps D electrical bulbs

Answer 32

oil lamps

Question 33

13. In Roman myths the mother of Aeneas was A Juno B Messalina C Minerva D Venus

Answer 33

Venus

Question 34

14. Rome grew from a small village to become an important city-state during the period of the A Monarchy B Republic C Principate D Dominate

Answer 34

Monarchy

Question 35

15. All freeborn Italians were provided Roman citizenship in the A 5th century B.C. B 1st century B.C. C 1st century A.D. D 3rd century A.D.

Answer 35

3rd century A.D.

Question 36

16. During the early Empire the people of Rome usually buried their dead A within the forum B in the pantheon C on the Aventine D outside the city walls

Answer 36

outside the city walls

Question 37

17. The Romans seem to have learned the technology of writing from the A Punics B Etruscans C Egyptians D Germans

Answer 37

Etruscans

Question 38

18. By the time of the Empire no one could be legally a slave due to A rebelling B owing money C being born of a slave D being captured in war

Answer 38

owing money

Question 39

19. Romans were usually married in A a temple of Venus B the centre of town C the bride’s home D the groom’s home

Answer 39

the bride’s home

Question 40

20. To tell time the Romans never used A sun dials B water clocks C hour glasses D clocks with gears

Answer 40

clocks with gears

Question 41

21. The main source of wealth for most upper class Romans was A land B slave trading C construction D taxation of the poor

Answer 41

land

Question 42

22. The second century B.C. slave revolts in Sicily began A in mines B in arenas C on farms D in brothels

Answer 42

on farms

Question 43

23. Freedmen would typically wear A purple cloaks B red caps C golden rings D blue tunics

Answer 43

red caps

Question 44

24. The duty to show obedience and deference to a paterfamilias was known as A cursus honorum B causa familiae C tutelage D pietas

Answer 44

pietas

Question 45

25. Upper class Roman marriages were usually undertaken to have legitimate children and to A express love B avoid taxation C exchange slaves D form ties between families

Answer 45

form ties between families

Question 46

26. The curriculum of a grammaticus typically included lessons in A philosophy B cooking C farming D public-speaking

Answer 46

philosophy

Question 47

27. A necessary requirement for a legal Roman marriage was A a blood test B a license C a magistrate’s nod D consent of the spouses

Answer 47

consent of the spouses

Question 48

28. Upper class Romans like Cicero looked down upon those who were A money-lenders B farmers C equestrians D soldiers

Answer 48

money-lenders

Question 49

29. At one time Julius Caesar was enslaved A by Germans B by Augustus C by pirates D by Egyptians

Answer 49

by pirates

Question 50

30. Horatius Cocles was a A famous physician B legendary fighter C notorious emperor D haughty king

Answer 50

legendary fighter

Question 51

31. Typically ancient Roman scholarly books in the first century A.D. were A scrolls B codices C sherds D stone tablets

Answer 51

scrolls

Question 52

32. The Indo-Europeans were A enemies of Rome B an imperial dynasty C Macedonian kings D Bronze Age migrants

Answer 52

Bronze Age migrants

Question 53

33. It was common for an adult male Rome citizen to marry A a prostitute B a teenage girl C another male D his sister

Answer 53

a teenage girl

Question 54

34. A matrona was A a proper wife B the king’s consort C an unwed daughter D a high-class prostitute

Answer 54

a proper wife

Question 55

35. Ancient Roman cuisine regularly included A pasta B mashed potatoes C lots of spices D beer-battered food

Answer 55

lots of spices

Question 56

36. Snack shops, such as those found in Pompeii, are usually easily recognizable by their A mandatory signage B central hearths C inset couches D distinctive counters

Answer 56

distinctive counters

Question 57

37. The term “Julio-Claudian” refers to A a type of marriage B an imperial dynasty C the social pyramid D the early kings of Rome

Answer 57

an imperial dynasty

Question 58

38. A Roman citizen male had the officially recognized right of A privacy B religious belief C usurping the throne D marrying a citizen female

Answer 58

marrying a citizen female

Question 59

39. During the principate the standard beauty ideal imposed upon Roman women included A tanned skin B small breasts C tightly bound feet D white hair

Answer 59

small breasts

Question 60

40. The so-called “high” Roman Empire is characterized especially by A unending conflict B just emperors C very tall structures D the extensive use of drugs

Answer 60

just emperors