Question 1

By appointing Seneca the Younger as tutor to his children,what emperor can be credited with beginning Rome's Silver Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Claudius 
B) Nero 
C) Septimius Severus 
D) Caracalla 
E) Trajan 
A) Claudius 
B) Nero 
C) Septimius Severus 
D) Caracalla 
E) Trajan

Question 2

How is Hadrian's Wall symbolic of his leadership style?

Accepted Answer

A) He focused on strengthening the borders of Rome as symbolized in the Wall. 
B) He built up a wall between himself and the Senate. 
C) He surrounded himself with a military force just as he did Rome with a Wall. 
D) His failure to produce an heir was as insurmountable as his Wall. 
E) His failure to choose a successor was as insurmountable as his Wall. 
A) He focused on strengthening the borders of Rome as symbolized in the Wall. 
B) He built up a wall between himself and the Senate. 
C) He surrounded himself with a military force just as he did Rome with a Wall. 
D) His failure to produce an heir was as insurmountable as his Wall. 
E) His failure to choose a successor was as insurmountable as his Wall.

Question 3

Which Greek philosophy most appealed to the Romans?

Accepted Answer

A) Stoicism 
B) Epicureanism 
C) Skepticism 
D) Cynicism 
E) Hedonism 
A) Stoicism 
B) Epicureanism 
C) Skepticism 
D) Cynicism 
E) Hedonism

Question 4

Why did Caracalla extend citizenship to all free residents of the empire?

Accepted Answer

A) There were too few old Roman aristocrats to fill offices and pay taxes. 
B) He wanted to incorporate provincial law and customs into Roman law. 
C) He was a devoted Stoic who sincerely believed in the brotherhood of all men. 
D) More citizens meant lower taxes on all Romans. 
E) Christian leaders persuaded him to unite church and state. 
A) There were too few old Roman aristocrats to fill offices and pay taxes. 
B) He wanted to incorporate provincial law and customs into Roman law. 
C) He was a devoted Stoic who sincerely believed in the brotherhood of all men. 
D) More citizens meant lower taxes on all Romans. 
E) Christian leaders persuaded him to unite church and state.

Question 5

From Augustus to Nero,the members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Accepted Answer

A) were loosely related to each other by blood and marriage. 
B) established a peaceful succession system for the Roman Empire. 
C) all died violently. 
D) were appointed to rule by their unrelated predecessors. 
E) were elected by wealthy citizens of Rome. 
A) were loosely related to each other by blood and marriage. 
B) established a peaceful succession system for the Roman Empire. 
C) all died violently. 
D) were appointed to rule by their unrelated predecessors. 
E) were elected by wealthy citizens of Rome.

Question 6

What does the career of Cicero demonstrate about Roman society?

Accepted Answer

A) Political and literary success was open to talented men,regardless of class. 
B) Even an ex-slave could become emperor. 
C) The aristocracy dominated social and political life. 
D) Non-citizens could become Senators if they were rich enough. 
E) Stoic philosophy was a reliable guide to political action. 
A) Political and literary success was open to talented men,regardless of class. 
B) Even an ex-slave could become emperor. 
C) The aristocracy dominated social and political life. 
D) Non-citizens could become Senators if they were rich enough. 
E) Stoic philosophy was a reliable guide to political action.

Question 7

Augustus' program of Romanitas called for

Accepted Answer

A) a return to traditional Roman values and morals. 
B) Romans adapting their culture to the new realities of empire. 
C) revising laws to make divorce easier. 
D) breaking down the traditional power of the family. 
E) embracing superior Greek values and morals. 
A) a return to traditional Roman values and morals. 
B) Romans adapting their culture to the new realities of empire. 
C) revising laws to make divorce easier. 
D) breaking down the traditional power of the family. 
E) embracing superior Greek values and morals.

Question 8

How effective was the "Elective Option" at maintaining order and continuity in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) The system worked only as well as the emperors who were appointed led. 
B) The system worked well in that it allowed for peaceful transfers of power. 
C) The system worked only as well as the Senators who appointed leaders chose. 
D) The system failed in that it created violent uprisings with each new leader. 
E) The system failed in that the masses and the Senate opposed the new leaders. 
A) The system worked only as well as the emperors who were appointed led. 
B) The system worked well in that it allowed for peaceful transfers of power. 
C) The system worked only as well as the Senators who appointed leaders chose. 
D) The system failed in that it created violent uprisings with each new leader. 
E) The system failed in that the masses and the Senate opposed the new leaders.

Question 9

What best explains the problems of the short,unstable Severan dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) Overreliance on the army made it a constant threat to imperial power. 
B) The Roman economy could no longer support a large empire. 
C) Provincials were incapable of providing good rule. 
D) The Senate constantly meddled in the imperial succession. 
E) Too few soldiers took an interest in political issues. 
A) Overreliance on the army made it a constant threat to imperial power. 
B) The Roman economy could no longer support a large empire. 
C) Provincials were incapable of providing good rule. 
D) The Senate constantly meddled in the imperial succession. 
E) Too few soldiers took an interest in political issues.

Question 10

In 27 b.c.e. ,the Roman Senate acknowledged Octavian's services to the republic by giving him which title?

Accepted Answer

A) Augustus 
B) Caesar 
C) imperium maius 
D) Pater patriae 
E) principate 
A) Augustus 
B) Caesar 
C) imperium maius 
D) Pater patriae 
E) principate

Question 11

What,more than any other factor,explains the stagnation of the Roman economy from the second century C.E.onward?

Accepted Answer

A) lack of technological innovation 
B) population grew too fast 
C) trade with China brought too much gold and silver into the economy 
D) too much reliance on manufacturing and too little on agriculture 
E) slave labor became too expensive 
A) lack of technological innovation 
B) population grew too fast 
C) trade with China brought too much gold and silver into the economy 
D) too much reliance on manufacturing and too little on agriculture 
E) slave labor became too expensive

Question 12

The increase in coloni and latifundia in the later Roman Empire is evidence of

Accepted Answer

A) a steadily widening gap between rich and poor. 
B) the importance of the military in maintaining order in Rome. 
C) a population shift out of the cities and into the countryside. 
D) the breakdown of traditional Roman family values. 
E) Rome's cultural debt to Greece. 
A) a steadily widening gap between rich and poor. 
B) the importance of the military in maintaining order in Rome. 
C) a population shift out of the cities and into the countryside. 
D) the breakdown of traditional Roman family values. 
E) Rome's cultural debt to Greece.

Question 13

After Nerva,what was the "Elective Option" of appointing leaders in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Power passed from the reigning emperor to the person of his choice. 
B) Power passed from the reigning emperor to his son. 
C) Power passed from the reigning emperor to the strongest member of his extended family. 
D) The Senate appointed a leader when the former one died. 
E) The citizens voted for a leader when the former one died. 
A) Power passed from the reigning emperor to the person of his choice. 
B) Power passed from the reigning emperor to his son. 
C) Power passed from the reigning emperor to the strongest member of his extended family. 
D) The Senate appointed a leader when the former one died. 
E) The citizens voted for a leader when the former one died.

Question 14

After a devastating fire in Rome,Nero responded by

Accepted Answer

A) blaming Christians for the fire to deflect public anger. 
B) moving the imperial capital to Naples. 
C) paying citizens millions of sesterces out of his own wealth in compensation. 
D) setting more fires to clear land for his building projects. 
E) ordering the army to rebuild private homes. 
A) blaming Christians for the fire to deflect public anger. 
B) moving the imperial capital to Naples. 
C) paying citizens millions of sesterces out of his own wealth in compensation. 
D) setting more fires to clear land for his building projects. 
E) ordering the army to rebuild private homes.

Question 15

How did Pliny the Younger's work differ from that of Pliny the Elder?

Accepted Answer

A) He mainly wrote letters. 
B) He wrote an encyclopedia. 
C) He investigated and wrote about science. 
D) He mainly wrote poetry. 
E) He was an eclectic kind of writer. 
A) He mainly wrote letters. 
B) He wrote an encyclopedia. 
C) He investigated and wrote about science. 
D) He mainly wrote poetry. 
E) He was an eclectic kind of writer.

Question 16

What collective contribution did the writers of the Golden Age make to Roman literature?

Accepted Answer

A) They ended writers' dependence on Greek sources. 
B) They convinced the masses of the benefits of an emperor. 
C) They convinced the Senate of the benefits of an emperor. 
D) They used satire to criticize leaders,initiating reform. 
E) They developed the Latin language into one of maturity and elegance. 
A) They ended writers' dependence on Greek sources. 
B) They convinced the masses of the benefits of an emperor. 
C) They convinced the Senate of the benefits of an emperor. 
D) They used satire to criticize leaders,initiating reform. 
E) They developed the Latin language into one of maturity and elegance.

Question 17

Why would a provincial non-citizen have been attracted to join Augustus' auxiliary military units?

Accepted Answer

A) Veterans were made citizens after a term of honorable service. 
B) Auxiliaries were paid more than legionnaires. 
C) Provincials who refused to serve as auxiliaries had to pay heavy fines. 
D) Non-citizens of new provinces were enslaved if they did not join. 
E) Veterans were allowed to settle in Rome after a term of service. 
A) Veterans were made citizens after a term of honorable service. 
B) Auxiliaries were paid more than legionnaires. 
C) Provincials who refused to serve as auxiliaries had to pay heavy fines. 
D) Non-citizens of new provinces were enslaved if they did not join. 
E) Veterans were allowed to settle in Rome after a term of service.

Question 18

Author of the Aeneid,Rome's greatest poet is considered to be

Accepted Answer

A) Virgil. 
B) Lucretius. 
C) Marcus Aurelius. 
D) Cato the Elder. 
E) Epictetus. 
A) Virgil. 
B) Lucretius. 
C) Marcus Aurelius. 
D) Cato the Elder. 
E) Epictetus.

Question 19

Diocletian created the dominate and a tetrarchy that divided the empire into four parts because

Accepted Answer

A) one ruler could not defend the entire empire. 
B) government had become too expensive. 
C) the bureaucracy had grown too large. 
D) the army had too little influence in politics. 
E) Roman political structure should mirror the Christian church organization. 
A) one ruler could not defend the entire empire. 
B) government had become too expensive. 
C) the bureaucracy had grown too large. 
D) the army had too little influence in politics. 
E) Roman political structure should mirror the Christian church organization.

Question 20

Peace during the reign of Augustus was largely a result of

Accepted Answer

A) military reform. 
B) economic prosperity. 
C) the freedoms afforded by republican government. 
D) his excellent diplomacy. 
E) interdependent trade relations. 
A) military reform. 
B) economic prosperity. 
C) the freedoms afforded by republican government. 
D) his excellent diplomacy. 
E) interdependent trade relations.

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

By appointing Seneca the Younger as tutor to his children,what emperor can be credited with beginning Rome's Silver Age?

How is Hadrian's Wall symbolic of his leadership style?

Which Greek philosophy most appealed to the Romans?

Why did Caracalla extend citizenship to all free residents of the empire?

From Augustus to Nero,the members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

What does the career of Cicero demonstrate about Roman society?

Augustus' program of Romanitas called for

How effective was the "Elective Option" at maintaining order and continuity in the Roman Empire?

What best explains the problems of the short,unstable Severan dynasty?

In 27 b.c.e. ,the Roman Senate acknowledged Octavian's services to the republic by giving him which title?

What,more than any other factor,explains the stagnation of the Roman economy from the second century C.E.onward?

The increase in coloni and latifundia in the later Roman Empire is evidence of

After Nerva,what was the "Elective Option" of appointing leaders in the Roman Empire?

After a devastating fire in Rome,Nero responded by

How did Pliny the Younger's work differ from that of Pliny the Elder?

What collective contribution did the writers of the Golden Age make to Roman literature?

Why would a provincial non-citizen have been attracted to join Augustus' auxiliary military units?

Author of the Aeneid,Rome's greatest poet is considered to be

Diocletian created the dominate and a tetrarchy that divided the empire into four parts because

Peace during the reign of Augustus was largely a result of

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