1. The main treatise that we have on ancient Roman cooking is generally attributed to:
   A)  Asinius Pollio

   B)  Aulus Gellius

   C)  Gavius Apicius

   D)  Lucius Apuleius

   E) Asinius Gallo

2. The name of this book is
   A)  De re publica

   B)  De re coquinaria

   C)  De rerum natura

   D)  De re rustica

3. The phrase "from soup to nuts" describes a full-course dinner in English. An ancient Roman would have said
   A)  ab asino lanam petis

   B)  ab equo in asinum

   C)  ab ovo usque ad mala

   D)  de fumo in flammam

   E) elephantum ex musca facis

4. At Caesar’s triumphs in 46 BCE he served a banquet for the people where the main dish was:
   A)  three hundred whole boars on the spit

   B)  twenty thousand sows’ udders

   C)  six thousand mullets

5. What was NOT served during an ancient Roman meal?
   A)  foie gras

   B)  penne all’arrabiata

   C)  oysters

   D)  truffles

   E) herb cheese

6. What did the ancient Romans use as wine preservers?
   A)  tar

   B)  roots

   C)  resin

   D)  all of the above

   E) none of the above

7. "Garum" was a fish sauce that was highly prized by the Romans. Which of the following items is NOT a similar material?
   A)  allec

   B)  haimation

   C)  liquamen

   D)  muria

   E) silphium

8. Caecuban wine was considered the very best in the late Republic and early Empire; it lost its primacy after the first century AD. Why?
   A)  because the grapes were attacked by a disease

   B)  because fashion changed

   C)  because the vineyards were nearly extinguished after some of Nero’s bulding works

9. Bread was a staple of ancient Roman diet. Who was the first magistrate to provide subsidized grain for the urban poor?
   A)  Publius Clodius Pulcher

   B)  Gaius Julius Caesar

   C)  Gaius Sempronius Gracchus

   D)  Marcus Porcius Cato

   E) Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus

10. Lucius Licinius Lucullus was famous for his luxury and his expensive meals. What delicacy is he credited with having introduced to Rome from his campaigns in the east?
   A)  the cherry

   B)  the oyster

   C)  the eel

   D)  the walnut

   E) the tomato

11. What is the Cena Trimalchionis
   A)  The description of an extraordinary dinner in Cicero’s household

   B)  A theatre play where the cook is the hero

   C)  A satire about the excesses of the newly rich of Nero’s time

12. Ancient Romans used napkins
   A)  to wipe their hands and face

   B)  as doggy bags

   C)  they did not use napkins at all

   D)  as gifts

   E) b and d