Question 1

The mystery religions that flooded Rome from the Near East included which of the following elements?

Accepted Answer

A) initiation rites and, often, secrecy oaths 
B) attempts to unite with a deity 
C) communion by, among other means, eating a sacred meal 
D) the promise of immortality 
E) all of the above ​ 
A) initiation rites and, often, secrecy oaths 
B) attempts to unite with a deity 
C) communion by, among other means, eating a sacred meal 
D) the promise of immortality 
E) all of the above ​

Question 2

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How does Roman culture during the Pax Romana represent both a golden age celebrating Roman achievement and a time of criticism and barbarism? Use specific examples to support your assessment of Roman culture.

Accepted Answer

The Pax Romana, or Roman Peace, was a pe

Question 3

According to the text, as Rome declined

Accepted Answer

A) religious fervor increased. 
B) philosophy "committed suicide" by abandoning the centrality of reason. 
C) the Stoic virtue of dutiful service to humankind declined in favor of a personal quest for individual salvation. 
D) Neo-Platonism replaced Stoicism as the predominant philosophy of the elite. 
E) all of the above 
A) religious fervor increased. 
B) philosophy "committed suicide" by abandoning the centrality of reason. 
C) the Stoic virtue of dutiful service to humankind declined in favor of a personal quest for individual salvation. 
D) Neo-Platonism replaced Stoicism as the predominant philosophy of the elite. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

At its height, the Roman Empire completed the Hellenistic trend towards cosmopolitanism and universalism by

Accepted Answer

A) constructing a world community that broke down nations. 
B) developing a rational system of law that applied to all people. 
C) its expansive conception of citizenship. 
D) extending stability and order from Britain to Arabia and from the Sahara to the Danube. 
E) all of the above 
A) constructing a world community that broke down nations. 
B) developing a rational system of law that applied to all people. 
C) its expansive conception of citizenship. 
D) extending stability and order from Britain to Arabia and from the Sahara to the Danube. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Livia is one of the most famous Roman women because she

Accepted Answer

A) aided Livy in the writing of the History of Rome . 
B) was mother to the Gracchi brothers. 
C) was Augustus' dynamic and outspoken wife. 
D) ruled briefly during the third-century crisis. 
E) impelled her son Constantine to convert to Christianity. 
A) aided Livy in the writing of the History of Rome . 
B) was mother to the Gracchi brothers. 
C) was Augustus' dynamic and outspoken wife. 
D) ruled briefly during the third-century crisis. 
E) impelled her son Constantine to convert to Christianity.

Question 6

Octavian's preferred title, princeps , means

Accepted Answer

A) principal. 
B) king. 
C) first citizen. 
D) "little boots." 
E) prince. 
A) principal. 
B) king. 
C) first citizen. 
D) "little boots." 
E) prince.

Question 7

Diocletian's reforms included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) converting the Roman position of Emperor into an oriental despot. 
B) tying peasants, unskilled workers, and artisans to their jobs. 
C) revitalizing city self-government. 
D) establishing colonies of Germans on vacant Roman land. 
E) turning the local city elites into a class of hereditary tax collectors. 
A) converting the Roman position of Emperor into an oriental despot. 
B) tying peasants, unskilled workers, and artisans to their jobs. 
C) revitalizing city self-government. 
D) establishing colonies of Germans on vacant Roman land. 
E) turning the local city elites into a class of hereditary tax collectors.

Question 8

The term Pax Romana applies best to

Accepted Answer

A) the reign of Augustus, ending in A.D. 14. 
B) what Romans called "the Time of Happiness." 
C) the stipulation that the father controlled the Roman household. 
D) the comparatively uncomplicated politics of the Roman Republic. 
E) the plague brought back to Rome by Marcus Aurelius' army. 
A) the reign of Augustus, ending in A.D. 14. 
B) what Romans called "the Time of Happiness." 
C) the stipulation that the father controlled the Roman household. 
D) the comparatively uncomplicated politics of the Roman Republic. 
E) the plague brought back to Rome by Marcus Aurelius' army.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Roman marriage in the first two centuries A.D.?

Accepted Answer

A) A women could not obtain a divorce as easily as her husband. 
B) The government passed no laws or decrees concerning marriage, believing it to be a private matter. 
C) There is little evidence of genuine affection between husband and wife. 
D) Promiscuity, adultery, divorce, and remarriage were quite rare. 
E) Marriage was considered a sacred civic duty. 
A) A women could not obtain a divorce as easily as her husband. 
B) The government passed no laws or decrees concerning marriage, believing it to be a private matter. 
C) There is little evidence of genuine affection between husband and wife. 
D) Promiscuity, adultery, divorce, and remarriage were quite rare. 
E) Marriage was considered a sacred civic duty.

Question 10

Who was the last of the great Stoics?

Accepted Answer

A) Zeno 
B) Epictetus 
C) Marcus Aurelius 
D) Plotinus 
E) Seneca 
A) Zeno 
B) Epictetus 
C) Marcus Aurelius 
D) Plotinus 
E) Seneca

The mystery religions that flooded Rome from the Near East included which of the following elements?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How does Roman culture during the Pax Romana represent both a golden age celebrating Roman achievement and a time of criticism and barbarism? Use specific examples to support your assessment of Roman culture.

According to the text, as Rome declined

At its height, the Roman Empire completed the Hellenistic trend towards cosmopolitanism and universalism by

Livia is one of the most famous Roman women because she

Octavian's preferred title, princeps , means

Diocletian's reforms included all of the following EXCEPT

The term Pax Romana applies best to

Which of the following is true of Roman marriage in the first two centuries A.D.?

Who was the last of the great Stoics?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 7: The Roman Empire: a World-State

The mystery religions that flooded Rome from the Near East included which of the following elements?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How does Roman culture during the Pax Romana represent both a golden age celebrating Roman achievement and a time of criticism and barbarism? Use specific examples to support your assessment of Roman culture.

According to the text, as Rome declined

At its height, the Roman Empire completed the Hellenistic trend towards cosmopolitanism and universalism by

Livia is one of the most famous Roman women because she

Octavian's preferred title, princeps , means

Diocletian's reforms included all of the following EXCEPT

The term Pax Romana applies best to

Which of the following is true of Roman marriage in the first two centuries A.D.?

Who was the last of the great Stoics?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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