Question 1

The Roman Republic

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A) has had a strong influence on the Western civic tradition. 
B) mixed popular power with government controlled by wealthy landowners. 
C) had an expansionist momentum fueled by fear, ambition, and greed. 
D) created much of the present day political terms and vocabulary. 
E) All of these 
A) has had a strong influence on the Western civic tradition. 
B) mixed popular power with government controlled by wealthy landowners. 
C) had an expansionist momentum fueled by fear, ambition, and greed. 
D) created much of the present day political terms and vocabulary. 
E) All of these E

Question 2

A Lictor with fasces symbolized what?

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A) The authority to rule and punish 
B) The exalted office of the king 
C) Tyrannical authority 
D) The impotence of a figurehead 
E) None of the above 
A) The authority to rule and punish 
B) The exalted office of the king 
C) Tyrannical authority 
D) The impotence of a figurehead 
E) None of the above A

Question 3

The Twelve Tables were important because

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A) they were a victory for plebian rights and protection under the law. 
B) they increased the power of the patricians. 
C) they created a tax base that reduced the tax on patrician land. 
D) any plebian who served in the military was given a small farm upon retirement. 
E) they were based on heredity and not on wealth. 
A) they were a victory for plebian rights and protection under the law. 
B) they increased the power of the patricians. 
C) they created a tax base that reduced the tax on patrician land. 
D) any plebian who served in the military was given a small farm upon retirement. 
E) they were based on heredity and not on wealth. A

Question 4

The most enduring of Sulla's reforms was

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A) his reform of the law courts. 
B) his assumption of dictatorship. 
C) the strengthening of the senate. 
D) confiscation and distribution of land to soldiers. 
E) placing a term limit on the senate while increasing it in the tribune. 
A) his reform of the law courts. 
B) his assumption of dictatorship. 
C) the strengthening of the senate. 
D) confiscation and distribution of land to soldiers. 
E) placing a term limit on the senate while increasing it in the tribune.

Question 5

The "conflict of the orders" was

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A) the war that followed the overthrow of the king. 
B) a prolonged struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C) a revolt of Roman allies. 
D) a serious slave rebellion. 
E) an attempt by non land owning farmers to acquire political power. 
A) the war that followed the overthrow of the king. 
B) a prolonged struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C) a revolt of Roman allies. 
D) a serious slave rebellion. 
E) an attempt by non land owning farmers to acquire political power.

Question 6

Compared with the phalanx, the Roman legion was

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A) less suited to mountain terrain. 
B) less easily maneuvered. 
C) rarely successful. 
D) more flexible and adaptable. 
E) not adaptable to short-range fighting. 
A) less suited to mountain terrain. 
B) less easily maneuvered. 
C) rarely successful. 
D) more flexible and adaptable. 
E) not adaptable to short-range fighting.

Question 7

Impoverishment of the small farmers, the backbone of the Roman army, was one of the factors that led to the demise of the Late Republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements does not apply to the Etruscans?

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A) They were a brilliant, wealthy, and warlike people whose language has yet to be translated. 
B) They elected kings of early Rome. 
C) Their elite women could attend nude male athletic contests. 
D) Though neighbors, they exerted no influence on Rome. 
E) They conquered early Rome. 
A) They were a brilliant, wealthy, and warlike people whose language has yet to be translated. 
B) They elected kings of early Rome. 
C) Their elite women could attend nude male athletic contests. 
D) Though neighbors, they exerted no influence on Rome. 
E) They conquered early Rome.

Question 9

The primary role of the priesthood in Roman society was to

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A) be keeper of the vestal flame 
B) establish the "peace of the gods" 
C) to be augurs. 
D) hold local office. 
E) work only in the civic temples. 
A) be keeper of the vestal flame 
B) establish the "peace of the gods" 
C) to be augurs. 
D) hold local office. 
E) work only in the civic temples.

Question 10

Patricians were

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A) early Rome's hereditary Aristocracy. 
B) common citizens. 
C) Generals in the army. 
D) great merchants. 
E) the farming class. 
A) early Rome's hereditary Aristocracy. 
B) common citizens. 
C) Generals in the army. 
D) great merchants. 
E) the farming class.

Question 11

Summarize the what, when, and why of the Punic Wars.In what ways did they foreshadow the subsequent course of Roman history?

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The main events, dates, causes, and key

Question 12

Which of the following Roman archaeological finds do not pertain to or describe Rome prior to the era of the Republic?

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A) Stone highways 
B) Remains of a Forum from this era 
C) Fortifications on the Palatine 
D) Underground caves supporting the evidence of Romulus and a she-wolf 
E) Various grave sites and pottery 
A) Stone highways 
B) Remains of a Forum from this era 
C) Fortifications on the Palatine 
D) Underground caves supporting the evidence of Romulus and a she-wolf 
E) Various grave sites and pottery

Question 13

Roman society and culture may be described as

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A) a military society similar to Sparta. 
B) revolutionary and dynamic but closed to foreign influences. 
C) anarchic but militaristic. 
D) egalitarian but with elitist tendencies. 
E) conservative, pragmatic, and open to foreign influences. 
A) a military society similar to Sparta. 
B) revolutionary and dynamic but closed to foreign influences. 
C) anarchic but militaristic. 
D) egalitarian but with elitist tendencies. 
E) conservative, pragmatic, and open to foreign influences.

Question 14

Discuss Polybius's model of a mixed constitution as he observed it in Roman government.How did it work? Do we see evidence of it in our current government? In what way is it the same or different?

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In addition to the student's ability to

Question 15

Discuss the influence of Greek culture on the Late Republic.To what extent did "Greece conquer its conqueror"? How did the Romans maintain their own identity?

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Students should show a good appreciation

Question 16

All of the following were characteristics of the Romans from origin to Republic to Empire, except they

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A) showed great open-mindedness in borrowing from other societies. 
B) did not share citizenship with non-Romans. 
C) enslaved whole peoples. 
D) destroyed whole cites with little provocation. 
E) showed great generosity to defeated peoples. 
A) showed great open-mindedness in borrowing from other societies. 
B) did not share citizenship with non-Romans. 
C) enslaved whole peoples. 
D) destroyed whole cites with little provocation. 
E) showed great generosity to defeated peoples.

Question 17

The Etruscans were great artists and architects and very religious.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Julius Caesar was known as a great general as well as Roman leader.Summarize the career and achievements of Caesar.What reforms did he introduce and why was he murdered?

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Students should be able to discuss his m

Question 19

The patron-client relationship was basic to Roman society and

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A) required that patron and client treat each other with respect and fidelity. 
B) meant that patrons would put their clients before their own in-laws. 
C) was often extended to conquered countries. 
D) was a form of the hierarchy system of Roman society. 
E) All of these 
A) required that patron and client treat each other with respect and fidelity. 
B) meant that patrons would put their clients before their own in-laws. 
C) was often extended to conquered countries. 
D) was a form of the hierarchy system of Roman society. 
E) All of these

Question 20

Who were the members of the first Triumvirate

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A) Caesar, Pompey, and Licinius 
B) Cicero, Pompey, and Crassus 
C) Cicero, Caesar, and Crassus 
D) Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus 
E) Caesar, Augustus, and Pompey 
A) Caesar, Pompey, and Licinius 
B) Cicero, Pompey, and Crassus 
C) Cicero, Caesar, and Crassus 
D) Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus 
E) Caesar, Augustus, and Pompey

The Roman Republic

A Lictor with fasces symbolized what?

The Twelve Tables were important because

The most enduring of Sulla's reforms was

The "conflict of the orders" was

Compared with the phalanx, the Roman legion was

Impoverishment of the small farmers, the backbone of the Roman army, was one of the factors that led to the demise of the Late Republic.

Which of the following statements does not apply to the Etruscans?

The primary role of the priesthood in Roman society was to

Patricians were

Summarize the what, when, and why of the Punic Wars.In what ways did they foreshadow the subsequent course of Roman history?

Which of the following Roman archaeological finds do not pertain to or describe Rome prior to the era of the Republic?

Roman society and culture may be described as

Discuss Polybius's model of a mixed constitution as he observed it in Roman government.How did it work? Do we see evidence of it in our current government? In what way is it the same or different?

Discuss the influence of Greek culture on the Late Republic.To what extent did "Greece conquer its conqueror"? How did the Romans maintain their own identity?

All of the following were characteristics of the Romans from origin to Republic to Empire, except they

The Etruscans were great artists and architects and very religious.

Julius Caesar was known as a great general as well as Roman leader.Summarize the career and achievements of Caesar.What reforms did he introduce and why was he murdered?

The patron-client relationship was basic to Roman society and

Who were the members of the first Triumvirate

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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Exam 5: Rome, From Republic to Empire

The Roman Republic

A Lictor with fasces symbolized what?

The Twelve Tables were important because

The most enduring of Sulla's reforms was

The "conflict of the orders" was

Compared with the phalanx, the Roman legion was

Impoverishment of the small farmers, the backbone of the Roman army, was one of the factors that led to the demise of the Late Republic.

Which of the following statements does not apply to the Etruscans?

The primary role of the priesthood in Roman society was to

Patricians were

Summarize the what, when, and why of the Punic Wars.In what ways did they foreshadow the subsequent course of Roman history?

Which of the following Roman archaeological finds do not pertain to or describe Rome prior to the era of the Republic?

Roman society and culture may be described as

Discuss Polybius's model of a mixed constitution as he observed it in Roman government.How did it work? Do we see evidence of it in our current government? In what way is it the same or different?

Discuss the influence of Greek culture on the Late Republic.To what extent did "Greece conquer its conqueror"? How did the Romans maintain their own identity?

All of the following were characteristics of the Romans from origin to Republic to Empire, except they

The Etruscans were great artists and architects and very religious.

Julius Caesar was known as a great general as well as Roman leader.Summarize the career and achievements of Caesar.What reforms did he introduce and why was he murdered?

The patron-client relationship was basic to Roman society and

Who were the members of the first Triumvirate

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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