Deck 3: Empire: the Power and Glory of Rome

Question 1

The Punic Wars were waged between Rome and

A) Carthage.
B) Etruria.
C) Athens.
D) Alexandria.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The life-sized figures found in the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty are made of

A) marble.
B) stone.
C) wood.
D) terracotta.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The immediate consequence of the assassination of Julius Caesar was

A) a struggle for power between his first lieutenant and his adopted son.
B) the collapse of the Roman Empire.
C) the restoration of the Roman Republic.
D) an end to Rome's civil strife and establishment of the Pax Romana.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Romans innovated the use of which building material, which made large-scale architectural constructions much cheaper to build?

A) Steel
B) Concrete
C) Marble
D) Granite

Question 5

Roman baths typically centered on a rectangular colonnaded hall known as

A) a dome.
B) a basilica.
C) a megalith.
D) an arcade.

Question 6

A series of arches placed back to back produces

A) an atrium.
B) a dome.
C) a barrel vault.
D) an apse.

Question 7

The hero of Virgil's Aeneid is a native of

A) Rome.
B) Athens.
C) Egypt.
D) Troy.

Question 8

The Pantheon was dedicated to

A) Augustus.
B) the planetary deities.
C) Julius Caesar.
D) Marcus Aurelius.

Question 9

There is little surviving evidence with which to judge Rome's accomplishments in the field of

A) architecture.
B) literature.
C) sculpture.
D) music.

Question 10

Which of the following peoples had the LEAST direct influence on the development of Roman culture?

A) The Greeks
B) The Latins
C) The Hittites
D) The Etruscans

Question 11

The civil and military authority of Rome was known as the

A) imperium.
B) res publica.
C) equites.
D) jus civilis.

Question 12

Roman portraits were

A) typically more idealized than the sculpture of Greece.
B) typically more realistic than the sculpture of Greece.
C) always cast in bronze.
D) found only at gravesites.

Question 13

The powerful landowners of ancient Rome were known as

A) plebeians.
B) patricians.
C) princeps.
D) consuls.

Question 14

Which of the following landmarks commemorated Roman military victories?

A) The Pantheon
B) The Maison Carrée
C) Trajan's Column
D) The Pont du Gard

Question 15

Roman artists used the technique later known as trompe l'oeil in order to

A) trick the eye into perceiving depth on a flat surface.
B) enhance the brightness of a painting's colors.
C) add realistic detail to marble statuary.
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Han China and the Roman Empire

A) traded by way of Asian intermediaries.
B) were comparable in geographic size, power, and prestige.
C) produced lengthy historical chronicles.
D) All these answer are correct.

Question 17

Which Roman poet's risqué The Art of Love led Octavian to send him into exile?

A) Ovid
B) Horace
C) Cicero
D) Virgil

Question 18

Juvenal was Rome's

A) most famous satirist.
B) preeminent Stoic philosopher.
C) leading writer of love poetry.
D) strongest supporter of women's rights.

Question 19

Which of the following statements best captures Seneca's Stoic philosophy?

A) "Succumb to one's passion."
B) "Never give in to fate."
C) "Work to achieve peace of mind."
D) "Follow one's heart, not one's mind"

Question 20

Catullus dedicated some of his poems to a woman he called Lesbia, a nod to the influence of which poet on his work?

A) Virgil
B) Sappho
C) Homer
D) Horace

Question 21

Use the words "empire" and "imperialism" in an essay that describes the landmarks of ancient Rome.

Question 22

How did the arts serve as propaganda in imperial Rome? Cite specific landmarks from the chapter.

Question 23

Discuss the similarities and differences between the empires of ancient Rome and ancient China, isolating those landmarks you consider notable.

Question 24

In contrast with Rome, imperial China under the Qin and Han left no landmark

A) large-scale defenses.
B) epic poems.
C) love poems.
D) historical chronicles.