1. Rome is located in the ................. portion of the Italian peninsula.

central

north

south

west

2. Rome was the last city-state to become part of a unified Italy after the invasion of Italian troops in ............... .

1985

1870

1895

1853

3. By the .............. century BCE the Palatine was a superior residential district.

3rd

first

second

5th

4. Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, was born there in ................. BCE and continued to live thereafter he became emperor.

36

63

28

39

5. Since the .............. century, the tituli priests have been cardinals have rebuilt, enlarged, and embellished their churches.

5th

4th

6th

7th

6. Rome is a major market center for ................ and southern Italy.

north

central

east

west