Question 1

Who was Augustus' immediate successor?

Accepted Answer

A) Tiberius 
B) Julia,his daughter 
C) Claudius Nero 
D) Caligula 
E) Mark Antony 
A) Tiberius 
B) Julia,his daughter 
C) Claudius Nero 
D) Caligula 
E) Mark Antony

Question 2

Whose oratorical skills helped him overcome the handicap of undistinguished ancestry,earn a consulship,and serve as one of the Senate's leaders during the First and Second Triumvirates?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What was the most important long-term Roman contribution to Western civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Roman law 
B) political theory 
C) military organization 
D) art,especially painting 
E) religious beliefs 
A) Roman law 
B) political theory 
C) military organization 
D) art,especially painting 
E) religious beliefs

Question 4

The Flavians represent

Accepted Answer

A) Rome's last successful hereditary dynasty. 
B) the beginning of the elective system of imperial succession. 
C) the end of military influence over the imperial office. 
D) Rome's most enduring and longest lasting dynasty. 
E) the end of provincial influence in Roman government. 
A) Rome's last successful hereditary dynasty. 
B) the beginning of the elective system of imperial succession. 
C) the end of military influence over the imperial office. 
D) Rome's most enduring and longest lasting dynasty. 
E) the end of provincial influence in Roman government.

Question 5

How well did the "Dynastic Option" maintain order and continuity in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) The system worked only as well as the emperors who inherited the throne 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 inherited the throne 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 6

Why were goods transported primarily via ship throughout the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) It was cheaper and faster. 
B) It was safer and free of thieves. 
C) There were large,specialized industries in port cities. 
D) The interior didn't need goods as it was self-sufficient. 
E) Trade partners were most easily accessible via ocean. 
A) It was cheaper and faster. 
B) It was safer and free of thieves. 
C) There were large,specialized industries in port cities. 
D) The interior didn't need goods as it was self-sufficient. 
E) Trade partners were most easily accessible via ocean.

Question 7

How did Augustus save the empire from financial ruin during his forty-year reign?

Accepted Answer

A) by using his personal money 
B) by establishing strict tax laws 
C) by reducing the size of government 
D) by increasing trade with other empires 
E) by conquering other lands and using their riches 
A) by using his personal money 
B) by establishing strict tax laws 
C) by reducing the size of government 
D) by increasing trade with other empires 
E) by conquering other lands and using their riches

Question 8

How did Septimius Severus' advice to "Enrich the troops,and despise everyone else" backfire?

Accepted Answer

A) Once enriched,the army grew restless and overthrew each emperor after Severus. 
B) No matter how enriched,the army remained poor and jeopardized the economy. 
C) The Severan dynasty impoverished itself enriching the army and fell out of power. 
D) No matter how enriched,the army became obsolete,weakening the empire. 
E) Once enriched,the army officers deserted,leaving the army unruly and useless. 
A) Once enriched,the army grew restless and overthrew each emperor after Severus. 
B) No matter how enriched,the army remained poor and jeopardized the economy. 
C) The Severan dynasty impoverished itself enriching the army and fell out of power. 
D) No matter how enriched,the army became obsolete,weakening the empire. 
E) Once enriched,the army officers deserted,leaving the army unruly and useless.

Question 9

What do the images Ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii,the Forum demonstrate about Roman urban architecture at the time of the Vesuvius eruption?

Accepted Answer

A) columns were prevalent 
B) tiled roofs were expensive 
C) arches were prominent throughout 
D) marble was a common building material 
E) buildings were fragile 
A) columns were prevalent 
B) tiled roofs were expensive 
C) arches were prominent throughout 
D) marble was a common building material 
E) buildings were fragile

Question 10

After Caligula's murder,who reestablished order in Rome,financed new colonies including the rebuilding of Ostia,and made Britain a Roman province?

Accepted Answer

A) Claudius 
B) Tiberius 
C) Nero 
D) Britannicus 
E) Agrippina 
A) Claudius 
B) Tiberius 
C) Nero 
D) Britannicus 
E) Agrippina

Question 11

What do Marcus Aurelius and Vespasian have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They were the only emperors to leave the throne to a biological son. 
B) They were the only emperors to leave the throne to a biological nephew. 
C) They were the only emperors to inherit the throne from a biological father. 
D) They both wrested the throne by violence,but maintained the empire with peace. 
E) They both were military and literary men,writing about their religious beliefs. 
A) They were the only emperors to leave the throne to a biological son. 
B) They were the only emperors to leave the throne to a biological nephew. 
C) They were the only emperors to inherit the throne from a biological father. 
D) They both wrested the throne by violence,but maintained the empire with peace. 
E) They both were military and literary men,writing about their religious beliefs.

Question 12

Augustus' method of governing Rome would best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) republican in appearance but autocratic in fact. 
B) an unpopular but effective reign of terror. 
C) adopting a grand and splendid style of life to overawe citizens. 
D) demanding absolute authority as a god on earth. 
E) promoting democracy and citizen participation in government. 
A) republican in appearance but autocratic in fact. 
B) an unpopular but effective reign of terror. 
C) adopting a grand and splendid style of life to overawe citizens. 
D) demanding absolute authority as a god on earth. 
E) promoting democracy and citizen participation in government.

Question 13

Considering the affect of Roman imperial rule,one would most likely conclude that

Accepted Answer

A) the Roman people were willing to accept some limitations on personal liberty to ensure political stability. 
B) the Roman people resisted any change in their political system. 
C) the Roman people valued personal freedom above all else. 
D) the army seldom played an important role in Roman politics. 
E) Romans had greater peace and security under the Republic. 
A) the Roman people were willing to accept some limitations on personal liberty to ensure political stability. 
B) the Roman people resisted any change in their political system. 
C) the Roman people valued personal freedom above all else. 
D) the army seldom played an important role in Roman politics. 
E) Romans had greater peace and security under the Republic.

Question 14

Diocletian is considered the last of which kind of emperors?

Accepted Answer

A) the Barracks Emperors 
B) the Good Emperors 
C) the Elective Emperors 
D) the Dynastic Emperors 
E) the Flavian Emperors 
A) the Barracks Emperors 
B) the Good Emperors 
C) the Elective Emperors 
D) the Dynastic Emperors 
E) the Flavian Emperors

Who was Augustus' immediate successor?

Whose oratorical skills helped him overcome the handicap of undistinguished ancestry,earn a consulship,and serve as one of the Senate's leaders during the First and Second Triumvirates?

What was the most important long-term Roman contribution to Western civilization?

The Flavians represent

How well did the "Dynastic Option" maintain order and continuity in the Roman Empire?

Why were goods transported primarily via ship throughout the Roman Empire?

How did Augustus save the empire from financial ruin during his forty-year reign?

How did Septimius Severus' advice to "Enrich the troops,and despise everyone else" backfire?

What do the images Ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii,the Forum demonstrate about Roman urban architecture at the time of the Vesuvius eruption?

After Caligula's murder,who reestablished order in Rome,financed new colonies including the rebuilding of Ostia,and made Britain a Roman province?

What do Marcus Aurelius and Vespasian have in common?

Augustus' method of governing Rome would best be described as

Considering the affect of Roman imperial rule,one would most likely conclude that

Diocletian is considered the last of which kind of emperors?

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

Who was Augustus' immediate successor?

Whose oratorical skills helped him overcome the handicap of undistinguished ancestry,earn a consulship,and serve as one of the Senate's leaders during the First and Second Triumvirates?

What was the most important long-term Roman contribution to Western civilization?

The Flavians represent

How well did the "Dynastic Option" maintain order and continuity in the Roman Empire?

Why were goods transported primarily via ship throughout the Roman Empire?

How did Augustus save the empire from financial ruin during his forty-year reign?

How did Septimius Severus' advice to "Enrich the troops,and despise everyone else" backfire?

What do the images Ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii,the Forum demonstrate about Roman urban architecture at the time of the Vesuvius eruption?

After Caligula's murder,who reestablished order in Rome,financed new colonies including the rebuilding of Ostia,and made Britain a Roman province?

What do Marcus Aurelius and Vespasian have in common?

Augustus' method of governing Rome would best be described as

Considering the affect of Roman imperial rule,one would most likely conclude that

Diocletian is considered the last of which kind of emperors?

The Birth of Civilization

The Rise of Empires and the Beginning of the Iron Age

Aegean Civilizations

The Hellenic Era

The Hellenistic Era and the Rise of Rome

The Wests Medieval Civilizations

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

Industry, Society, and Environment

The Age of Ideology in Western Europe

The Consolidation of Nation States

Global Empire and European Culture

World War I: the End of Enlightenment

The Troubled Interwar Years

World War Ii: Europe in Eclipse

Decolonization and the Cold War

Western Civilization and the Global Community

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