Question 1

Why is the Augustan Age considered a high point of cultural achievement?

Accepted Answer

Essays should survey the great literary productions of the period, especially the works of Virgil and Livy, and should also mention some of the features of Augustan visual arts.

Question 2

Which philosopher was forced to commit suicide by Nero?

Accepted Answer

A) Tacitus 
B) Livy 
C) Ovid 
D) Lucan 
E) Seneca 
A) Tacitus 
B) Livy 
C) Ovid 
D) Lucan 
E) Seneca E

Question 3

Which major public work in Rome was not effected during Augustus' rule?

Accepted Answer

A) The Theater of Marcellus 
B) The Coliseum 
C) The Pantheon 
D) The Ara Pacis 
E) The Baths of Agrippa 
A) The Theater of Marcellus 
B) The Coliseum 
C) The Pantheon 
D) The Ara Pacis 
E) The Baths of Agrippa B

Question 4

Which was not an Eastern or mystery cult to affect Rome?

Accepted Answer

A) Mithras 
B) Isis 
C) Dionysius 
D) Vesta 
E) Manichaeism 
A) Mithras 
B) Isis 
C) Dionysius 
D) Vesta 
E) Manichaeism

Question 5

What was the last province to be added to the Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

A) Gaul 
B) Spain 
C) Carthage 
D) Judea 
E) Dacia (Romania) 
A) Gaul 
B) Spain 
C) Carthage 
D) Judea 
E) Dacia (Romania)

Question 6

The reign of Augustus is considered

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A) a golden age for Rome. 
B) the low point of Roman history. 
C) a time of civil war and economic decline. 
D) the golden age of the Republic. 
E) the era most greatly affected by the rise of Christianity. 
A) a golden age for Rome. 
B) the low point of Roman history. 
C) a time of civil war and economic decline. 
D) the golden age of the Republic. 
E) the era most greatly affected by the rise of Christianity.

Question 7

Paul of Tarsus was greatly influential in the complete separation of Christianity from Judaism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Romanization did not include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Elimination of languages such as Berber, Aramaic, and Celtic 
B) Spread of Roman architecture and technology 
C) Extension of Roman law and citizenship 
D) Spread of Roman entertainment such as gladiator shows 
E) Allowing non citizens to join the Roman military legions 
A) Elimination of languages such as Berber, Aramaic, and Celtic 
B) Spread of Roman architecture and technology 
C) Extension of Roman law and citizenship 
D) Spread of Roman entertainment such as gladiator shows 
E) Allowing non citizens to join the Roman military legions

Question 9

How did the Julio-Claudian line fail?

Accepted Answer

A) The Roman senate restored the Republic 
B) The Roman empire was invaded 
C) Caligula was overthrown by Claudius 
D) A deeply unpopular Nero was confronted with a major revolt 
E) Augustus refused to settle on a law of imperial succession 
A) The Roman senate restored the Republic 
B) The Roman empire was invaded 
C) Caligula was overthrown by Claudius 
D) A deeply unpopular Nero was confronted with a major revolt 
E) Augustus refused to settle on a law of imperial succession

Question 10

Which is not one of the Julio-Claudian Emperors?

Accepted Answer

A) Titus 
B) Nero 
C) Caligula 
D) Tiberius 
E) Augustus 
A) Titus 
B) Nero 
C) Caligula 
D) Tiberius 
E) Augustus

Question 11

The Five Good Emperors

Accepted Answer

A) made humaneness and effective government standard practice. 
B) successfully expanded the empire's borders. 
C) guaranteed the future stability and prosperity of Rome. 
D) exemplified the principle of merit. 
E) All of these 
A) made humaneness and effective government standard practice. 
B) successfully expanded the empire's borders. 
C) guaranteed the future stability and prosperity of Rome. 
D) exemplified the principle of merit. 
E) All of these

Question 12

Gladiators were made up solely of slaves and conquered peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was the purpose of deification?

Accepted Answer

A) to make sure trade routes were open 
B) To honor the Caesars by giving them divine honors after death, and solidify the political rule of the emperors 
C) To more easily raise a conscript army 
D) To validate laws passed by the senate 
E) to standardize the calendar 
A) to make sure trade routes were open 
B) To honor the Caesars by giving them divine honors after death, and solidify the political rule of the emperors 
C) To more easily raise a conscript army 
D) To validate laws passed by the senate 
E) to standardize the calendar

Question 14

One of the defining features of the reign of Tiberius was its treason trials and murders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Imperial law was all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) a reflection of social inequality. 
B) influential in later ages. 
C) useful in imperial administration. 
D) most basic in expanding the rights of women. 
E) humane and pragmatic in regard to marriage. 
A) a reflection of social inequality. 
B) influential in later ages. 
C) useful in imperial administration. 
D) most basic in expanding the rights of women. 
E) humane and pragmatic in regard to marriage.

Question 16

Discuss the position of women in the Roman Empire as presented in the chapter.How does it compare with that of women in earlier ages?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Describe the peace and prosperity of the Pax Romana.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The reign of Trajan was marked by

Accepted Answer

A) the success of his Parthian policy. 
B) his refusal to cross the Danube. 
C) the defeat of the Persians. 
D) internal unrest, rare during the pax Romana. 
E) the Roman Empire reaching its greatest geographical extent. 
A) the success of his Parthian policy. 
B) his refusal to cross the Danube. 
C) the defeat of the Persians. 
D) internal unrest, rare during the pax Romana. 
E) the Roman Empire reaching its greatest geographical extent.

Question 19

To defend the imperial borders, Augustus

Accepted Answer

A) increased the number of soldiers on all frontiers. 
B) used a combination of negotiation, buffer states, and local concentrations of troops. 
C) continued to expand them dramatically. 
D) abandoned the African provinces. 
E) created Roman colonies peopled by retired soldiers and the urban poor. 
A) increased the number of soldiers on all frontiers. 
B) used a combination of negotiation, buffer states, and local concentrations of troops. 
C) continued to expand them dramatically. 
D) abandoned the African provinces. 
E) created Roman colonies peopled by retired soldiers and the urban poor.

Question 20

The rise of Rabbinic Judaism marks the success of which group?

Accepted Answer

A) Essenes 
B) Christians 
C) Pharisees 
D) Sadducees 
E) Maccabees 
A) Essenes 
B) Christians 
C) Pharisees 
D) Sadducees 
E) Maccabees

Why is the Augustan Age considered a high point of cultural achievement?

Which philosopher was forced to commit suicide by Nero?

Which major public work in Rome was not effected during Augustus' rule?

Which was not an Eastern or mystery cult to affect Rome?

What was the last province to be added to the Roman Empire

The reign of Augustus is considered

Paul of Tarsus was greatly influential in the complete separation of Christianity from Judaism.

Romanization did not include which of the following?

How did the Julio-Claudian line fail?

Which is not one of the Julio-Claudian Emperors?

The Five Good Emperors

Gladiators were made up solely of slaves and conquered peoples.

What was the purpose of deification?

One of the defining features of the reign of Tiberius was its treason trials and murders.

Imperial law was all of the following except

Discuss the position of women in the Roman Empire as presented in the chapter.How does it compare with that of women in earlier ages?

Describe the peace and prosperity of the Pax Romana.

The reign of Trajan was marked by

To defend the imperial borders, Augustus

The rise of Rabbinic Judaism marks the success of which group?

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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

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Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

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Exam 6: Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

Why is the Augustan Age considered a high point of cultural achievement?

Which philosopher was forced to commit suicide by Nero?

Which major public work in Rome was not effected during Augustus' rule?

Which was not an Eastern or mystery cult to affect Rome?

What was the last province to be added to the Roman Empire

The reign of Augustus is considered

Paul of Tarsus was greatly influential in the complete separation of Christianity from Judaism.

Romanization did not include which of the following?

How did the Julio-Claudian line fail?

Which is not one of the Julio-Claudian Emperors?

The Five Good Emperors

Gladiators were made up solely of slaves and conquered peoples.

What was the purpose of deification?

One of the defining features of the reign of Tiberius was its treason trials and murders.

Imperial law was all of the following except

Discuss the position of women in the Roman Empire as presented in the chapter.How does it compare with that of women in earlier ages?

Describe the peace and prosperity of the Pax Romana.

The reign of Trajan was marked by

To defend the imperial borders, Augustus

The rise of Rabbinic Judaism marks the success of which group?

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

Rome, From Republic to Empire

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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