Deck 6: Romes Empire

Question 1

Who created the empire?

A) Caesar
B) Octavian
C) Mark Anthony
D) Pompey

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Roman title imperator was originally granted to _______.

A) the chief consul
B) the chief priest
C) the emperor
D) victorious generals

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The early emperors cultivated an aura of humility.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Most inland Roman cities began as _______.

A) trading centers
B) port cities
C) military encampments
D) barbarian strongholds

Question 5

Roman policy toward the religious beliefs of conquered territories was _______.

A) tolerance
B) persecution
C) out of sight, out of mind
D) all of the above

Question 6

Daily religious observance for most Romans focused on _______.

A) Local deities
B) ancestor worship
C) State-run rituals
D) Both A and B

Question 7

"Mare Nostrum" referred to

A) the Aegean.
B) the Black Sea.
C) the Mediterranean.
D) the Atlantic.

Question 8

The Roman Army seldom occupied the lands they conquered.

Question 9

The Romans opened the army to recruits from all parts of the empire.

Question 10

Noncitizens could earn their citizenship in the early Empire by _______.

A) paying large sums of money.
B) joining the army.
C) saving the life of the emperor.
D) None of the above.

Question 11

After retirement, the ordinary Roman soldier

A) received a grant of land near his home.
B) received a cash payment he could use to reintegrate into civilian life.
C) took with him any bonuses he had saved from his service.
D) received a grant of land in a newly-conquered province.

Question 12

During the Pax Romana, the Empire experienced peace; there were no rebellions or uprisings at all.

Question 13

One of Rome's major economic weaknesses was _______.

A) The abundance of gold and silver currency.
B) A fascination with luxury.
C) reliance on slave labor.
D) Their large territory.

Question 14

Which of the following philosophies most appealed to the Romans?

A) Sophistry
B) Epicureanism
C) Stoicism
D) Existentialism

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the Five Good Emperors?

A) Augustus
B) Nero
C) Hadrian
D) Septimus Severus

Question 16

The curiales were _______.

A) urban elites
B) wealthy landowners
C) families of Senators
D) working class people

Question 17

The Pantheon in Rome was a temple to _______.

A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Jupiter
D) All the gods

Question 18

Masada is a site associated with a major revolt of the _______ against Rome.

A) The Britons
B) The Jews
C) The Germans
D) The Dacians

Question 19

During imperial times, Rome had over _______ residents.

A) 10,000
B) 100,000
C) 500,000
D) 1,000,000

Question 20

The Year of the Five Emperors was a civil war triggered by _______.

A) a succession crisis
B) economic instability
C) plague
D) a provincial uprising