Question 1

Among the five "Good Emperors," whose tenure was characterized by a series of natural disasters and wars?

Accepted Answer

A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Antoninus Pius 
C) Septimius Severus 
D) Hadrian 
E) Diocletian 
A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Antoninus Pius 
C) Septimius Severus 
D) Hadrian 
E) Diocletian A

Question 2

Under the Augustan imperial system,the Senate would best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) having real responsibility under Augustus' careful supervision. 
B) having sole control of military,financial,and diplomatic policy. 
C) a wholly independent legislature and high court. 
D) operating as a brake on the arbitrary rule of the emperor. 
E) a powerless body that approved his decisions without debate. 
A) having real responsibility under Augustus' careful supervision. 
B) having sole control of military,financial,and diplomatic policy. 
C) a wholly independent legislature and high court. 
D) operating as a brake on the arbitrary rule of the emperor. 
E) a powerless body that approved his decisions without debate. A

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the natural of Imperial Roman political power?

Accepted Answer

A) Military power lay at the heart of civilian political power. 
B) The Senate was an essential partner in power for Roman emperors. 
C) The lack of a succession system meant that most imperial reigns ended in civil war. 
D) No emperor could govern effectively without popular support. 
E) A strict dynastic succession system ensured political stability. 
A) Military power lay at the heart of civilian political power. 
B) The Senate was an essential partner in power for Roman emperors. 
C) The lack of a succession system meant that most imperial reigns ended in civil war. 
D) No emperor could govern effectively without popular support. 
E) A strict dynastic succession system ensured political stability. A

Question 4

What was the greatest disadvantage of Roman reliance on water transportation?

Accepted Answer

A) Inland areas lagged behind places with access to water transportation. 
B) Cheap transportation discouraged local specialization. 
C) The high costs of maintaining a navy eventually bankrupted the empire. 
D) Only the provinces closest to Rome flourished. 
E) Pirates and outside invaders constantly disrupted the economy. 
A) Inland areas lagged behind places with access to water transportation. 
B) Cheap transportation discouraged local specialization. 
C) The high costs of maintaining a navy eventually bankrupted the empire. 
D) Only the provinces closest to Rome flourished. 
E) Pirates and outside invaders constantly disrupted the economy.

Question 5

How did class affect Roman women's rights?

Accepted Answer

A) The higher her class,the more freedom a woman enjoyed. 
B) Lower class women faced fewer legal restrictions. 
C) No matter her class,a woman enjoyed few freedoms. 
D) Only upper-class women could legally marry. 
E) No matter her class,a woman was the legal equal of a man. 
A) The higher her class,the more freedom a woman enjoyed. 
B) Lower class women faced fewer legal restrictions. 
C) No matter her class,a woman enjoyed few freedoms. 
D) Only upper-class women could legally marry. 
E) No matter her class,a woman was the legal equal of a man.

Question 6

Why is the image The Altar of Peace considered propaganda?

Accepted Answer

A) It was designed to demonstrate Augustus' favorite ideals. 
B) It was designed to promote Augustus as a benevolent leader. 
C) It supported Augustus' radical new social ideals. 
D) It celebrated military power as the source of Roman stability 
E) It communicated a subtle rejection of Romanitas as a way of life. 
A) It was designed to demonstrate Augustus' favorite ideals. 
B) It was designed to promote Augustus as a benevolent leader. 
C) It supported Augustus' radical new social ideals. 
D) It celebrated military power as the source of Roman stability 
E) It communicated a subtle rejection of Romanitas as a way of life.

Question 7

Which of the following men provided Romans with a history of the Jewish people?

Accepted Answer

A) Josephus 
B) Tacitus 
C) Livy 
D) Pliny the Younger 
E) Seneca the Younger 
A) Josephus 
B) Tacitus 
C) Livy 
D) Pliny the Younger 
E) Seneca the Younger

Question 8

What does the reign of Tiberius demonstrate about Roman government?

Accepted Answer

A) Even an unpopular emperor could rule effectively without consulting the Senate. 
B) The Roman aristocrats were happy to be relieved of the burden of government. 
C) It was impossible for an emperor to rule without the common people's consent. 
D) The quality of government depended entirely on the popular appeal of the emperor. 
E) The Roman public demanded the restoration of the Republic,regardless of the quality of imperial rulers. 
A) Even an unpopular emperor could rule effectively without consulting the Senate. 
B) The Roman aristocrats were happy to be relieved of the burden of government. 
C) It was impossible for an emperor to rule without the common people's consent. 
D) The quality of government depended entirely on the popular appeal of the emperor. 
E) The Roman public demanded the restoration of the Republic,regardless of the quality of imperial rulers.

Question 9

How did Diocletian attempt to halt inflation?

Accepted Answer

A) by mandating prices of products and services 
B) by creating government-owned industries 
C) by increasing trade with other empires 
D) by reducing taxes for the poor and middle class 
E) by increasing social services like education and free food 
A) by mandating prices of products and services 
B) by creating government-owned industries 
C) by increasing trade with other empires 
D) by reducing taxes for the poor and middle class 
E) by increasing social services like education and free food

Question 10

How did Diocletian change the nature of the position of emperor?

Accepted Answer

A) He shared the empire with another man,thus dividing the empire in half. 
B) He decreased his own influence by increasing the responsibilities of the Senate. 
C) He consolidated all authority in himself. 
D) He subjugated his position to the authority of the people. 
E) He increased the power of the army,making himself a military dictator. 
A) He shared the empire with another man,thus dividing the empire in half. 
B) He decreased his own influence by increasing the responsibilities of the Senate. 
C) He consolidated all authority in himself. 
D) He subjugated his position to the authority of the people. 
E) He increased the power of the army,making himself a military dictator.

Question 11

Which of the following men was the historian who reflected on the empire from the hostile perspective of the senatorial aristocracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Tacitus 
B) Josephus 
C) Livy 
D) Pliny the Younger 
E) Seneca the Younger 
A) Tacitus 
B) Josephus 
C) Livy 
D) Pliny the Younger 
E) Seneca the Younger

Question 12

Diocletian bore the title of dominus,a term that meant

Accepted Answer

A) a military autocrat who ruled with divine pretensions. 
B) a ruler who shared powers with several equals. 
C) one who led his realm like a father leads a family. 
D) a figurehead who left administration to the Senate. 
E) a leader who represented the people's will. 
A) a military autocrat who ruled with divine pretensions. 
B) a ruler who shared powers with several equals. 
C) one who led his realm like a father leads a family. 
D) a figurehead who left administration to the Senate. 
E) a leader who represented the people's will.

Question 13

Despite their differences,what did Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Their careers depended on close ties to the emperor. 
B) They earned fame for their military careers. 
C) Their writings focused more on natural science than on politics. 
D) They were more important for their military careers than for their writing. 
E) Their lower-class origins did not prevent them from rising into the aristocracy. 
A) Their careers depended on close ties to the emperor. 
B) They earned fame for their military careers. 
C) Their writings focused more on natural science than on politics. 
D) They were more important for their military careers than for their writing. 
E) Their lower-class origins did not prevent them from rising into the aristocracy.

Question 14

What effect did Diocletian's political reforms have on the administration of the empire?

Accepted Answer

A) They quadrupled the size of imperial bureaucracy. 
B) They caused the collapse of border provinces. 
C) They reduced the bureaucracy and redundant governing. 
D) They gave too much power to the emperor,leaving a disgruntled Senate. 
E) They did little to change the status of the empire or its government. 
A) They quadrupled the size of imperial bureaucracy. 
B) They caused the collapse of border provinces. 
C) They reduced the bureaucracy and redundant governing. 
D) They gave too much power to the emperor,leaving a disgruntled Senate. 
E) They did little to change the status of the empire or its government.

Question 15

How did Rome's appetite for luxury goods from the Far East affect the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) It depleted Rome's precious metals supply and undermined its monetary system. 
B) It increased trade and,therefore,increased Rome's export revenue. 
C) It changed the traditional Roman culture. 
D) It increased domestic production of luxury goods and spurred competition. 
E) It made Rome independent of other cultures and therefore strengthened it politically. 
A) It depleted Rome's precious metals supply and undermined its monetary system. 
B) It increased trade and,therefore,increased Rome's export revenue. 
C) It changed the traditional Roman culture. 
D) It increased domestic production of luxury goods and spurred competition. 
E) It made Rome independent of other cultures and therefore strengthened it politically.

Question 16

Which of the five "Good Emperors" created a new province called Dacia,which became the modern nation of Romania?

Accepted Answer

A) Trajan 
B) Domitian 
C) Nerva 
D) Hadrian 
E) Diocletian 
A) Trajan 
B) Domitian 
C) Nerva 
D) Hadrian 
E) Diocletian

Question 17

Vespasian became emperor in 69 C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) by defeating two other generals in a civil war. 
B) because he was Nero's only legitimate heir. 
C) by paying a huge bribe to Senators who elected him. 
D) after Nerva adopted him and declared him his successor. 
E) in recognition of his ancient aristocratic ancestry. 
A) by defeating two other generals in a civil war. 
B) because he was Nero's only legitimate heir. 
C) by paying a huge bribe to Senators who elected him. 
D) after Nerva adopted him and declared him his successor. 
E) in recognition of his ancient aristocratic ancestry.

Question 18

Why did Augustus form the Praetorian Guard?

Accepted Answer

A) to maintain order in Italy 
B) to conquer new lands for the empire 
C) to create personal protection for the emperor 
D) to protect the Senate and other lesser leaders 
E) to reinforce the empire's borders from invaders 
A) to maintain order in Italy 
B) to conquer new lands for the empire 
C) to create personal protection for the emperor 
D) to protect the Senate and other lesser leaders 
E) to reinforce the empire's borders from invaders

Question 19

Under Roman law,slaves

Accepted Answer

A) had some human rights and could be freed by their masters 
B) could not be held by Roman citizens. 
C) could not become citizens,even if they were freed. 
D) were considered property and could not be freed. 
E) were uncommon,as Roman law did not allow slavery. 
A) had some human rights and could be freed by their masters 
B) could not be held by Roman citizens. 
C) could not become citizens,even if they were freed. 
D) were considered property and could not be freed. 
E) were uncommon,as Roman law did not allow slavery.

Question 20

What was the Res Gestae?

Accepted Answer

A) the book Augustus wrote about his life's work 
B) the Roman belief in hard work,strength,and discipline 
C) the new type of government that Diocletian established 
D) the unfinished epic poem about Caesar and Pompey by Lucan 
E) the book of epistles written and collected by Pliny the Younger 
A) the book Augustus wrote about his life's work 
B) the Roman belief in hard work,strength,and discipline 
C) the new type of government that Diocletian established 
D) the unfinished epic poem about Caesar and Pompey by Lucan 
E) the book of epistles written and collected by Pliny the Younger

Exam 6: Romes Empire and the Unification of the Western World

Among the five "Good Emperors," whose tenure was characterized by a series of natural disasters and wars?

Under the Augustan imperial system,the Senate would best be described as

Which of the following best describes the natural of Imperial Roman political power?

What was the greatest disadvantage of Roman reliance on water transportation?

How did class affect Roman women's rights?

Why is the image The Altar of Peace considered propaganda?

Which of the following men provided Romans with a history of the Jewish people?

What does the reign of Tiberius demonstrate about Roman government?

How did Diocletian attempt to halt inflation?

How did Diocletian change the nature of the position of emperor?

Which of the following men was the historian who reflected on the empire from the hostile perspective of the senatorial aristocracy?

Diocletian bore the title of dominus,a term that meant

Despite their differences,what did Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger have in common?

What effect did Diocletian's political reforms have on the administration of the empire?

How did Rome's appetite for luxury goods from the Far East affect the Roman Empire?

Which of the five "Good Emperors" created a new province called Dacia,which became the modern nation of Romania?

Vespasian became emperor in 69 C.E.

Why did Augustus form the Praetorian Guard?

Under Roman law,slaves

What was the Res Gestae?

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The Rise of Empires and the Beginning of the Iron Age

Aegean Civilizations

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The Emergence of Europe

Europe Turns Outward

Europes High Middle Ages

Challenges to the Medieval Order

Renaissance and Exploration

Reformation, Religious Wars, and National Conflicts

The Early Modern State

New World Views: Europes Scientific Revolution

The Age of Enlightenment: Rationalism and Its Uses

Rebellion and Revolution: American Independence and the French Revolution

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