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1. When did the Roman Empire reach its peak?

By 217 BC
By 117 AD
By 1020 BC
By the age when "millennium bug" struck

2. What was Pax Romana?

Roman tax on salt
Period of prolonged peace
Another name for Romans living in Rome
The name of Caesar's favorite cat

3. Which economist warns us that the world might drown in poverty if population growth does not stop?

Smith
Malthus
Ricardo
Greenspan

4. What was one of the functions of Roman roads?

Draining human waste from the cities
Transporting goods around the Roman Empire
Slowing down enemy troops through the use of hot oil poured in the ditches
Transporting Caesar's cat to all parts of the Empire in search for better cat food

5. What was the name of the Roman currency unit?

Shark's tooth
Secterce
Drahma
Caesar's cat's droppings

6. Did the Romans ever trade with anyone outside their Empire?

No, it was forbidden by law
Sometimes, but not very often
No, the barb wire on the border didn't let merchants go through
No, the merchants were too afraid to get out on their own

7. Which famous economist said that maintaining a favorable trade balance with other nations was good for the Empire?

Smith
Ricardo
Figaro
Mr. Bean

8. Which Emperor built a wall in Northern England to protect the northern borders of the Roman Empire?

Caesar
Hadrian
Constantinople
Boris Yeltsin

9. Why did Romans do very little to improve labor saving technology?

Too busy with wars
Slaves did the work, so there was no point
Too lazy to do anything
Caesar's cat bit all prominent inventors, so they all died

10. Which period followed the collapse of Roman Empire?

Light years
Middle Ages
Grey Ages
The end of the world