Question 1

Domitian's relations with the Senate were markedly better than they had been under his predecessors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A number of Jews were seen as possible Messiahs in the first century CE.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Claudius passed legislation that restricted the rights of slaves and increased the potential for abuse by slave owners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following emperors was also a historian, and had been tutored by Livy himself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vespasian 
B)  Nero 
C)  Tiberius 
D)  Claudius 
A)  Vespasian 
B)  Nero 
C)  Tiberius 
D)  Claudius

Question 5

The revolt of Boudicca came to an end at the Battle of Watling Street.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

None of the Julio-Claudian emperors who followed Augustus was succeeded by a blood son.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Vespasian established the Flavian Dynasty, which consisted of himself and his two younger brothers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The death of which emperor brought the Julio-Claudian dynasty to an end?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caligula 
B)  Galba 
C)  Claudius 
D)  Nero 
A)  Caligula 
B)  Galba 
C)  Claudius 
D)  Nero

Question 9

Vespasian's thriftiness led him to institute the so-called "urine tax" on public latrines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which Praetorian Prefect convinced Tiberius to remain on the island of Capri in 27 CE and later plotted to seize the throne himself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sejanus 
B)  Drusus 
C)  Seneca 
D)  Germanicus 
A)  Sejanus 
B)  Drusus 
C)  Seneca 
D)  Germanicus

Question 11

The Senate passed the sentence of "Damnation of Memory" on Nero after he died.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of the emperor ______, who was lauded for his relief efforts afterwards.

Accepted Answer

A)  Domitian 
B)  Titus 
C)  Nero 
D)  Vespasian 
A)  Domitian 
B)  Titus 
C)  Nero 
D)  Vespasian

Question 13

The Julio-Claudian emperors were all in some way related to Augustus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Christian communities in large cities were led by a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarch 
B)  bishop 
C)  legate 
D)  nuntius ("messenger") 
A)  patriarch 
B)  bishop 
C)  legate 
D)  nuntius ("messenger")

Question 15

Caligula was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Domitian's relations with the Senate were markedly better than they had been under his predecessors.

A number of Jews were seen as possible Messiahs in the first century CE.

Claudius passed legislation that restricted the rights of slaves and increased the potential for abuse by slave owners.

Which of the following emperors was also a historian, and had been tutored by Livy himself?

The revolt of Boudicca came to an end at the Battle of Watling Street.

None of the Julio-Claudian emperors who followed Augustus was succeeded by a blood son.

Vespasian established the Flavian Dynasty, which consisted of himself and his two younger brothers.

The death of which emperor brought the Julio-Claudian dynasty to an end?

Vespasian's thriftiness led him to institute the so-called "urine tax" on public latrines.

Which Praetorian Prefect convinced Tiberius to remain on the island of Capri in 27 CE and later plotted to seize the throne himself?

The Senate passed the sentence of "Damnation of Memory" on Nero after he died.

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of the emperor ______, who was lauded for his relief efforts afterwards.

The Julio-Claudian emperors were all in some way related to Augustus.

Christian communities in large cities were led by a ______.

Caligula was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated.

The Wider World of Early Rome: Cultural Encounters

Archaic Rome 753-509 BCE

The Early Roman Republic 509-350 BCE

The Expansion of the Roman Republic 350-120 BCE

The Impact of Expansion on Rome in the Second Century BCE

The Decline of the Roman Republic 120-44 BCE

Augustus and the Invention of the Principate 44 Bce-14 CE

The Roman Peace 96-192

The Severans and the Third-Century Crisis 192-284

The Creation of the Late Roman Empire 284-337

The Christian Empire and the Late Roman World 337-395

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire 375-476

The Barbarian Successor Kingdoms: The End of Antiquity in the West 476-751

Byzantium and Islam: The End of Antiquity in the East 402-650

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Exam 8: Julio-Claudians, Flavians, and the Consolidation of Empire 14-96 CE

Domitian's relations with the Senate were markedly better than they had been under his predecessors.

A number of Jews were seen as possible Messiahs in the first century CE.

Claudius passed legislation that restricted the rights of slaves and increased the potential for abuse by slave owners.

Which of the following emperors was also a historian, and had been tutored by Livy himself?

The revolt of Boudicca came to an end at the Battle of Watling Street.

None of the Julio-Claudian emperors who followed Augustus was succeeded by a blood son.

Vespasian established the Flavian Dynasty, which consisted of himself and his two younger brothers.

The death of which emperor brought the Julio-Claudian dynasty to an end?

Vespasian's thriftiness led him to institute the so-called "urine tax" on public latrines.

Which Praetorian Prefect convinced Tiberius to remain on the island of Capri in 27 CE and later plotted to seize the throne himself?

The Senate passed the sentence of "Damnation of Memory" on Nero after he died.

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of the emperor ______, who was lauded for his relief efforts afterwards.

The Julio-Claudian emperors were all in some way related to Augustus.

Christian communities in large cities were led by a ______.

Caligula was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated.

The Wider World of Early Rome: Cultural Encounters

Archaic Rome 753-509 BCE

The Early Roman Republic 509-350 BCE

The Expansion of the Roman Republic 350-120 BCE

The Impact of Expansion on Rome in the Second Century BCE

The Decline of the Roman Republic 120-44 BCE

Augustus and the Invention of the Principate 44 Bce-14 CE

The Roman Peace 96-192

The Severans and the Third-Century Crisis 192-284

The Creation of the Late Roman Empire 284-337

The Christian Empire and the Late Roman World 337-395

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire 375-476

The Barbarian Successor Kingdoms: The End of Antiquity in the West 476-751

Byzantium and Islam: The End of Antiquity in the East 402-650

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