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Which was not part of the Roman Empire in the first century A.D.? |
| | A) | Gaul |
| | B) | Britain |
| | C) | Egypt |
| | D) | Nubia |
| | E) | Judaea |
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2 | |
Virgil wrote the Aeneid for |
| | A) | Julius Caesar |
| | B) | Augustus |
| | C) | Trajan |
| | D) | Constantine |
| | E) | Caracalla |
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3 | |
Roman concrete was a mixture of |
| | A) | water, tufa, travertine, and rubble |
| | B) | water, mortar, gravel, and rubble |
| | C) | stucco, plaster, water, mortar, and rubble |
| | D) | tufa, rubble, gravel, and mortar |
| | E) | water, gravel, travertine, and mortar |
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4 | |
Which of the following was not built under Trajan? |
| | A) | Timgad |
| | B) | Dacia |
| | C) | markets |
| | D) | a forum |
| | E) | basilica |
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5 | |
Nero, as described by Suetonius, exemplifies |
| | A) | political know-how |
| | B) | generosity |
| | C) | grandiosity |
| | D) | military strategy |
| | E) | intelligence |
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Which of the following is the best pair? |
| | A) | Virgil and Odysseus |
| | B) | Ovid and the Metamorphoses |
| | C) | Trajan and the Meditations |
| | D) | Marcus Aurelius and the Commentarii |
| | E) | Nero and Darcia |
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The Ides of March are |
| | A) | when Roman emperors are killed |
| | B) | the 15th day of the month |
| | C) | the birthday of the Roman emperor |
| | D) | the end of the month |
| | E) | the beginning of the month |
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Which of the following was not a use of the Roman basilica? |
| | A) | commerce |
| | B) | worship |
| | C) | law courts |
| | D) | administration |
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Which is least likely to have been a feature of the Roman bath? |
| | A) | sculpture |
| | B) | a tepidarium |
| | C) | a swimming pool |
| | D) | a ball court |
| | E) | a market |
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The columns of the Colosseum were arranged in the following order from the first to the third level: |
| | A) | Doric, Corinthian, Ionic |
| | B) | Ionic, Doric, Corinthian |
| | C) | Doric, Ionic, Corinthian |
| | D) | Corinthian, Ionic, Doric |
| | E) | Corinthian, Doric, Ionic |
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The Roman circus was used primarily for |
| | A) | animal performances |
| | B) | libraries |
| | C) | gladiatorial contests |
| | D) | horse races |
| | E) | chariot races |
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Which is true of Roman temples? |
| | A) | they were peripteral |
| | B) | they have a front and a back porch |
| | C) | they have a double cella |
| | D) | they are pseudo-peripteral |
| | E) | they have a portico |
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13 | |
The Column of Trajan is uniquely Roman because of |
| | A) | its enormous height |
| | B) | its narrative frieze |
| | C) | its setting |
| | D) | its material |
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14 | |
The Jewish Wars were chronicled by |
| | A) | Josephus |
| | B) | Virgil |
| | C) | Suetonius |
| | D) | Julius Caesar |
| | E) | Ovid |
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Trajan's purpose in declaring war on the Dacians was to obtain their |
| | A) | territory |
| | B) | women |
| | C) | gold |
| | D) | works of sculpture |
| | E) | weapons |
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Which was not a Roman funerary practice? |
| | A) | the use of cinerary urns |
| | B) | the necropolis |
| | C) | the sarcophagus |
| | D) | burial in graves |
| | E) | only c & d |
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Which is not true of the Villa of the Mysteries frescoes? |
| | A) | they represent an initiation rite |
| | B) | they have erotic elements |
| | C) | they have a red background |
| | D) | the figures are naturalistic |
| | E) | they include details of landscape |
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Which is NOT a characteristic of Roman frescoes? |
| | A) | they are fresco secco |
| | B) | they are often found in private houses |
| | C) | they are naturalistic |
| | D) | they contain shading, cast shadows, and oblique viewpoints |
| | E) | they contain the illusion of three-dimensional space |
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19 | |
Faiyum painting was produced in |
| | A) | Greece |
| | B) | Egypt |
| | C) | Rome |
| | D) | Nubia |
| | E) | Carthage |
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The Punic Wars were fought between |
| | A) | Rome and Carthage |
| | B) | Rome and Greece |
| | C) | Rome and Phoenicia |
| | D) | Rome and Etruria |
| | E) | Greece and Carthage |
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