Question 1

During the early Roman Republic,Rome:

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A)  relied primarily on mercenary troops from Greece. 
B)  abandoned farming as a means of support and emphasized trade. 
C)  expanded quickly and peacefully into areas that were essentially unoccupied. 
D)  expanded and extended the Latin Right to many of the cities it conquered. 
E)  realized that to survive, it needed to conquer as many other peoples as possible. 
A)  relied primarily on mercenary troops from Greece. 
B)  abandoned farming as a means of support and emphasized trade. 
C)  expanded quickly and peacefully into areas that were essentially unoccupied. 
D)  expanded and extended the Latin Right to many of the cities it conquered. 
E)  realized that to survive, it needed to conquer as many other peoples as possible. D

Question 2

To what extent did the Romans borrow from Etruscan society to shape their own?

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The Etruscans established a confederation of independent city-states that the Romans would later help form into the Latin League and from whence they would develop their first conquests and allies.The Etruscans were skilled metalworkers and architects who had mastered the vault and the arch,both of which Rome used and adapted.Etruscan women enjoyed a relatively more liberated position than Greek women did.Rome adopted some of this attitude,allowing women to be more active outside the home,although Roman women were never as free as their Etruscan counterparts had been.The Roman love for gladiatorial sports also appears to have been adopted from Etruscan society.Finally,the Romans adopted their very foundation myths from Etruscan culture.Both the story of Romulus and Remus and the tale of Aeneas's escape from Troy,which would become the basis of Virgil's Aeneid,were derived from Etruscan sources.

Question 3

Why did the Romans regard Carthage as a threat?

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A)  Carthage had a large navy and a vast empire that touched Roman territories. 
B)  Carthage was a Phoenician colony and could call for help from Lebanon. 
C)  Carthage commanded the vast resources of Saharan Africa. 
D)  The Carthaginians had already conquered Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. 
E)  The Carthaginians had established an alliance with the Gauls and the Phoenicians against Rome. 
A)  Carthage had a large navy and a vast empire that touched Roman territories. 
B)  Carthage was a Phoenician colony and could call for help from Lebanon. 
C)  Carthage commanded the vast resources of Saharan Africa. 
D)  The Carthaginians had already conquered Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. 
E)  The Carthaginians had established an alliance with the Gauls and the Phoenicians against Rome. A

Question 4

When Julius Caesar adopted Octavian as his heir:

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A)  Octavian was the most experienced general, best qualified to rule Rome. 
B)  everyone hoped for a peaceful transition from uncle to grandnephew. 
C)  Octavian had to fight rivals for his right to inherit Caesar's wealth and power. 
D)  Mark Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide rather than share power. 
E)  Caesar's enemies plotted, and successfully carried out, the assassination of Octavian. 
A)  Octavian was the most experienced general, best qualified to rule Rome. 
B)  everyone hoped for a peaceful transition from uncle to grandnephew. 
C)  Octavian had to fight rivals for his right to inherit Caesar's wealth and power. 
D)  Mark Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide rather than share power. 
E)  Caesar's enemies plotted, and successfully carried out, the assassination of Octavian.

Question 5

Since the Romans employed slaves for all forms of manual labor:

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A)  slaves were treated better in Roman civilization than other ancient cultures. 
B)  small farmers found agriculture both profitable and satisfying to their ideals. 
C)  women had little to do and became more dependent on their male relations and slaves. 
D)  little technological innovation took place, and urban underemployment was common. 
E)  slaves eventually took over the Roman Empire, forcing the Senate to abolish slavery. 
A)  slaves were treated better in Roman civilization than other ancient cultures. 
B)  small farmers found agriculture both profitable and satisfying to their ideals. 
C)  women had little to do and became more dependent on their male relations and slaves. 
D)  little technological innovation took place, and urban underemployment was common. 
E)  slaves eventually took over the Roman Empire, forcing the Senate to abolish slavery.

Question 6

The Julian Calendar was a lunar calendar with an extra month added in order to keep festival dates at the appropriate time of the year.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did Augustus use propaganda to secure and promote his rule?

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Fresh from the defeat of Mark Antony,Oct

Question 8

The death of Cleopatra:

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A)  occurred because she had killed Caesar's son Caesarion. 
B)  meant that her younger brother now ruled Egypt in his own right. 
C)  caused Mark Anthony such grief that he committed suicide. 
D)  meant that Egypt became a Roman province. 
E)  ensured that her children would also die at the hands of the Romans. 
A)  occurred because she had killed Caesar's son Caesarion. 
B)  meant that her younger brother now ruled Egypt in his own right. 
C)  caused Mark Anthony such grief that he committed suicide. 
D)  meant that Egypt became a Roman province. 
E)  ensured that her children would also die at the hands of the Romans.

Question 9

The Augustan system of government:

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A)  was essentially a dictatorship, resulting in the disbandment of the Senate. 
B)  is known as the Principate because Octavian ruled as the princeps, the first citizen. 
C)  minimized the role of the army and discouraged military expansion. 
D)  was socially progressive and rejected traditional Roman morality. 
E)  was totally successful and transformed the republic into a peaceful benevolent monarchy. 
A)  was essentially a dictatorship, resulting in the disbandment of the Senate. 
B)  is known as the Principate because Octavian ruled as the princeps, the first citizen. 
C)  minimized the role of the army and discouraged military expansion. 
D)  was socially progressive and rejected traditional Roman morality. 
E)  was totally successful and transformed the republic into a peaceful benevolent monarchy.

Question 10

Which legend explains the end of the Roman monarchy and the founding of the Republic?

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A)  The tale of Romulus and Remus, nursed by a she-wolf 
B)  The allegory of the cave dwellers who never see the light of day 
C)  The rape of Lucretia 
D)  The legend of brave Horatio at the bridge 
E)  The story of Cincinnatus and his dictatorship 
A)  The tale of Romulus and Remus, nursed by a she-wolf 
B)  The allegory of the cave dwellers who never see the light of day 
C)  The rape of Lucretia 
D)  The legend of brave Horatio at the bridge 
E)  The story of Cincinnatus and his dictatorship

Question 11

The greatest Roman Stoic,Cicero,believed that:

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A)  through Christianity, Roman virtue might be transformed into a new system of social ethics. 
B)  Greek philosophy should be replaced with the ideals of republican Rome. 
C)  true happiness comes when one withdraws totally from public life and politics. 
D)  tranquility and peace of mind is the highest goal. 
E)  happiness can come only through the pursuit of worldly pleasures. 
A)  through Christianity, Roman virtue might be transformed into a new system of social ethics. 
B)  Greek philosophy should be replaced with the ideals of republican Rome. 
C)  true happiness comes when one withdraws totally from public life and politics. 
D)  tranquility and peace of mind is the highest goal. 
E)  happiness can come only through the pursuit of worldly pleasures.

Question 12

The geographic site of Rome has many advantages,including:

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A)  a large harbor suitable as home base for a fleet. 
B)  a river too broad for enemy forces to cross easily. 
C)  hills that increased the defensibility of the city. 
D)  ample supplies of essential materials, including wood, pitch, coal, and iron ore. 
E)  large fertile plains suitable to the agriculture needed to sustain a large population. 
A)  a large harbor suitable as home base for a fleet. 
B)  a river too broad for enemy forces to cross easily. 
C)  hills that increased the defensibility of the city. 
D)  ample supplies of essential materials, including wood, pitch, coal, and iron ore. 
E)  large fertile plains suitable to the agriculture needed to sustain a large population.

Question 13

Prior to Julius Caesar's appointment as "Dictator for Life," only one other Roman had been appointed to that position without the traditional six-month term,and he was:

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A)  Cicero. 
B)  Marius. 
C)  Octavian. 
D)  Pompey. 
E)  Sulla. 
A)  Cicero. 
B)  Marius. 
C)  Octavian. 
D)  Pompey. 
E)  Sulla.

Question 14

Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome,under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire,with _________ adding more than any other ruler.

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A)  Tiberius 
B)  Claudius 
C)  Augustus 
D)  Caligula 
E)  Trajan 
A)  Tiberius 
B)  Claudius 
C)  Augustus 
D)  Caligula 
E)  Trajan

Question 15

In the early Roman Republic,Rome was technically a democracy,but:

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A)  there was no Senate or citizen assembly. 
B)  all power remained in the hands of a king. 
C)  the Roman constitution essentially ensured oligarchic rule. 
D)  Aristotle would not have approved of how power was distributed. 
E)  it remained, in practice, a monarchy. 
A)  there was no Senate or citizen assembly. 
B)  all power remained in the hands of a king. 
C)  the Roman constitution essentially ensured oligarchic rule. 
D)  Aristotle would not have approved of how power was distributed. 
E)  it remained, in practice, a monarchy.

Question 16

Rome controlled its vast territories militarily,constantly quashing nascent rebellions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One way by which the Romans were able to maintain their empire was through:

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A)  the construction of temples to the goddess Roma throughout the empire. 
B)  a graduated system of taxation that had the support of the poor in the empire. 
C)  the hiring of mercenary armies from Pythia to defend the northern frontier. 
D)  a system of army camps that served to enlist and train locals into the Roman army. 
E)  a system of roads constructed to be able to move army units throughout the empire. 
A)  the construction of temples to the goddess Roma throughout the empire. 
B)  a graduated system of taxation that had the support of the poor in the empire. 
C)  the hiring of mercenary armies from Pythia to defend the northern frontier. 
D)  a system of army camps that served to enlist and train locals into the Roman army. 
E)  a system of roads constructed to be able to move army units throughout the empire.

Question 18

Once the Romans had effectively gained control of Italy (265 B.C.E.),they:

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A)  set about standardizing weights and measures, coinage, and taxation. 
B)  built a commemorative pyramid in the Forum of Rome. 
C)  started a series of wars for control of the western Mediterranean. 
D)  conquered Ptolemaic Egypt. 
E)  stopped any further expansion of their rule. 
A)  set about standardizing weights and measures, coinage, and taxation. 
B)  built a commemorative pyramid in the Forum of Rome. 
C)  started a series of wars for control of the western Mediterranean. 
D)  conquered Ptolemaic Egypt. 
E)  stopped any further expansion of their rule.

Question 19

After a plebeian rebellion in the early fifth century B.C.E.:

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A)  social divisions between patricians and plebeians were abolished. 
B)  the patricians accepted that plebeians had the right to elect tribunes. 
C)  Livy wrote a history from the plebeian point of view. 
D)  the chief conspirators were arrested and exiled to Africa. 
E)  the plebeians were expelled from Rome and the patricians assumed total control. 
A)  social divisions between patricians and plebeians were abolished. 
B)  the patricians accepted that plebeians had the right to elect tribunes. 
C)  Livy wrote a history from the plebeian point of view. 
D)  the chief conspirators were arrested and exiled to Africa. 
E)  the plebeians were expelled from Rome and the patricians assumed total control.

Question 20

Those who ruled Rome from 96 to 180 C.E.were called the "Five Good Emperors" because they:

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A)  liberated soldiers from harsh discipline in the army. 
B)  built bridges of understanding with the barbarians. 
C)  were all descendants of Caesar Augustus. 
D)  were capable administrators who governed successfully. 
E)  completed the transformation of the empire into a republic. 
A)  liberated soldiers from harsh discipline in the army. 
B)  built bridges of understanding with the barbarians. 
C)  were all descendants of Caesar Augustus. 
D)  were capable administrators who governed successfully. 
E)  completed the transformation of the empire into a republic.

Exam 5: The Civilization of Ancient Rome

During the early Roman Republic,Rome:

To what extent did the Romans borrow from Etruscan society to shape their own?

Why did the Romans regard Carthage as a threat?

When Julius Caesar adopted Octavian as his heir:

Since the Romans employed slaves for all forms of manual labor:

The Julian Calendar was a lunar calendar with an extra month added in order to keep festival dates at the appropriate time of the year.

How did Augustus use propaganda to secure and promote his rule?

The death of Cleopatra:

The Augustan system of government:

Which legend explains the end of the Roman monarchy and the founding of the Republic?

The greatest Roman Stoic,Cicero,believed that:

The geographic site of Rome has many advantages,including:

Prior to Julius Caesar's appointment as "Dictator for Life," only one other Roman had been appointed to that position without the traditional six-month term,and he was:

Although the Roman Republic had greatly increased the territory ruled by Rome,under the emperors even more territory was added to the empire,with _________ adding more than any other ruler.

In the early Roman Republic,Rome was technically a democracy,but:

Rome controlled its vast territories militarily,constantly quashing nascent rebellions.

One way by which the Romans were able to maintain their empire was through:

Once the Romans had effectively gained control of Italy (265 B.C.E.),they:

After a plebeian rebellion in the early fifth century B.C.E.:

Those who ruled Rome from 96 to 180 C.E.were called the "Five Good Emperors" because they:

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The Expansion of Europe 950-1100

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Rebirth and Unrest 1350-1453

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