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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Gaius acclaimed emperor?
(a) 36 CE.
(b) 37 CE.
(c) 34 CE.
(d) 35 CE.

2. How many Roman emperors were there in almost 200 years?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

3. When did Pompey the Great triumph over King Mithradates VI of Pontus?
(a) 60 BCE.
(b) 67 BCE.
(c) 64 BCE.
(d) 61 BCE.

4. How long had it been since Gaius succeeded his great-uncle that he was assassinated?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 11 years.

5. How many occupations were there in the city of Rome alone?
(a) 200.
(b) 95.
(c) 150.
(d) 100.

6. When was Claudius pelted with bread in the Forum?
(a) 59 CE.
(b) 55 CE.
(c) 53 CE.
(d) 51 CE.

7. When was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus assassinated?
(a) 40 CE.
(b) 41 CE.
(c) 39 CE.
(d) 38 CE.

8. After Trajan was named emperor, how long was it before he returned to Rome from Germany?
(a) More than a year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

9. Near the location of what modern city was Carthage located?
(a) Nabeul.
(b) Kelibia.
(c) Bizerte.
(d) Tunis.

10. What interest rate did Marcus Junius Brutus charge the people of Salamis when he lent money?
(a) 18 percent.
(b) 48 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 36 percent.

11. In Chapter 6, when was a full census carried out?
(a) 55 BCE.
(b) 65 BCE.
(c) 60 BCE.
(d) 70 BCE.

12. When did the North African ruler, Jugurtha, begin to extend his control among the Mediterranean coast of Africa?
(a) About 118 BCE.
(b) 86 BCE.
(c) Around 210 BCE.
(d) 94 BCE.

13. How old was Gaius Octavious when Julius Caesar was assassinated?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

14. In what city was found a decoration of a bar designed in the second century whose theme was of "The Seven Sages" (471)?
(a) Livorno.
(b) Pozalio.
(c) Ostia.
(d) Trieste.

15. When was Sulla elected consul?
(a) 85 BCE.
(b) 84 BCE.
(c) 81 BCE.
(d) 88 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which emperor did Pliny the Younger serve as a governor of the province of Bithynia?

2. How old was Publilia, Cicero's second wife, when they married?

3. When did Cicero decide to join the Pompeians in the civil war?

4. When did Caesar leave Italy for Gaul for a five-year command that continued on for another five years?

5. During Nero's rule, when was Rome destroyed by fire?

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