Question 1

What was the role of the paterfamilias in the Roman household?

Accepted Answer

A) near-total life-and-death authority over the family 
B) generally a benevolent guide to familial interactions with society 
C) a relatively equal partner with the matron of the household 
D) an arbiter of justice and major family decisions,but otherwise subordinate to the matron 
A) near-total life-and-death authority over the family 
B) generally a benevolent guide to familial interactions with society 
C) a relatively equal partner with the matron of the household 
D) an arbiter of justice and major family decisions,but otherwise subordinate to the matron A

Question 2

The chief purpose of Roman religion was to

Accepted Answer

A) ensure entrance into the afterlife. 
B) bring civic benefits and protection to society. 
C) give hope to its practitioners. 
D) pay respect to ancestors and societal forefathers. 
A) ensure entrance into the afterlife. 
B) bring civic benefits and protection to society. 
C) give hope to its practitioners. 
D) pay respect to ancestors and societal forefathers. B

Question 3

The priests that observed the flight of birds were the

Accepted Answer

A) civic priests. 
B) pontiffs. 
C) augurs. 
D) haruspexes.
Essay Questions 
A) civic priests. 
B) pontiffs. 
C) augurs. 
D) haruspexes.
Essay Questions C

Question 4

The creation of mosaics was learned by the Romans from the

Accepted Answer

A) ancient Persians. 
B) Hellenistic Greeks. 
C) Ptolemaic Egyptians. 
D) Hellenic Greeks. 
A) ancient Persians. 
B) Hellenistic Greeks. 
C) Ptolemaic Egyptians. 
D) Hellenic Greeks.

Question 5

Describe the social dynamic of the Roman family and the power of the paterfamilias.

Accepted Answer

The social dynamic of the Roman family w

Question 6

Along with his philosophical writing,Cicero is best known today for his

Accepted Answer

A) erotic poetry. 
B) letters. 
C) tragedies. 
D) histories. 
A) erotic poetry. 
B) letters. 
C) tragedies. 
D) histories.

Question 7

Early Roman writing borrowed most heavily from the

Accepted Answer

A) Carthaginians. 
B) Egyptians. 
C) Persians. 
D) Greeks. 
A) Carthaginians. 
B) Egyptians. 
C) Persians. 
D) Greeks.

Question 8

Virgil modeled the Aeneid on

Accepted Answer

A) Greek idylls. 
B) primitive Etruscan poetry. 
C) Cicero's personal letters. 
D) Homer's epic works. 
A) Greek idylls. 
B) primitive Etruscan poetry. 
C) Cicero's personal letters. 
D) Homer's epic works.

Question 9

Discuss the social tensions that divided Rome in its early history.How were these tensions ultimately resolved?

Accepted Answer

In its early history, Rome was divided b

Question 10

What did Epictetus advise as part of his philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A) fighting against one's fate 
B) the struggle against troubles as they arise 
C) engaging with the world and society in order to affect positive change 
D) indifference to material things 
A) fighting against one's fate 
B) the struggle against troubles as they arise 
C) engaging with the world and society in order to affect positive change 
D) indifference to material things

Question 11

What concept did Stoicism lend to Roman law?

Accepted Answer

A) equality of the individual under the law 
B) service-based law 
C) natural law 
D) the lawyer as the professional interpreter of the law 
A) equality of the individual under the law 
B) service-based law 
C) natural law 
D) the lawyer as the professional interpreter of the law

Question 12

Explain the circumstances under which Hellenistic states fell to the rising Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic states fell to the risin

Question 13

For the first two hundred years after the overthrow of the Etruscan kings,the Roman republic was

Accepted Answer

A) violent and volatile,ruled by patricians. 
B) peaceful and agricultural. 
C) ruled by military orders dominated by plebeians. 
D) ruled by the plebeian-dominated Senate. 
A) violent and volatile,ruled by patricians. 
B) peaceful and agricultural. 
C) ruled by military orders dominated by plebeians. 
D) ruled by the plebeian-dominated Senate.

Question 14

The Roman discovery of the correct mathematical ratio of 1:2 for an aspect of building allowed them to build what construction safely?

Accepted Answer

A) the keystone 
B) the arch 
C) the ashlar 
D) the voussoir 
A) the keystone 
B) the arch 
C) the ashlar 
D) the voussoir

Question 15

The paterfamilias was the

Accepted Answer

A) male in the family with the greatest political influence. 
B) male in the family with the most children. 
C) oldest living male of a family. 
D) firstborn male of the family patriarch. 
A) male in the family with the greatest political influence. 
B) male in the family with the most children. 
C) oldest living male of a family. 
D) firstborn male of the family patriarch.

Question 16

One result of the struggle between the patricians and the plebeians in the early years of the Roman Republic was

Accepted Answer

A) the installation of a city-state government. 
B) an overthrow of the patricians. 
C) a sharing of the patricians' power with the plebeians. 
D) abolition of the Roman senate. 
A) the installation of a city-state government. 
B) an overthrow of the patricians. 
C) a sharing of the patricians' power with the plebeians. 
D) abolition of the Roman senate.

Question 17

The plebeians' greatest bargaining strength against the patricians stemmed from

Accepted Answer

A) plebeian landowning and wealth. 
B) the patrician need for agricultural neighbors. 
C) the patrician need for manpower to fight wars. 
D) the sheer force of their numbers. 
A) plebeian landowning and wealth. 
B) the patrician need for agricultural neighbors. 
C) the patrician need for manpower to fight wars. 
D) the sheer force of their numbers.

Question 18

Which of the following characterized the Principate initiated by Augustus?

Accepted Answer

A) general lack of prosperity 
B) relatively little warfare 
C) institutional stability 
D) regular collapse of imperial rule 
A) general lack of prosperity 
B) relatively little warfare 
C) institutional stability 
D) regular collapse of imperial rule

Question 19

The Romans used two types of artillery: one hurled spears and the other

Accepted Answer

A) manned catapults. 
B) manned battering rams. 
C) shot arrows. 
D) hurled stones. 
A) manned catapults. 
B) manned battering rams. 
C) shot arrows. 
D) hurled stones.

Question 20

Cicero can be credited with

Accepted Answer

A) bringing widespread appreciation to the philosophy of foreign cultures. 
B) being the boldest philosopher to challenge the Roman state through comedic theater. 
C) creating a philosophical vocabulary for Latin. 
D) exposing the vapid nature of religion based on the old Greek pantheon of gods. 
A) bringing widespread appreciation to the philosophy of foreign cultures. 
B) being the boldest philosopher to challenge the Roman state through comedic theater. 
C) creating a philosophical vocabulary for Latin. 
D) exposing the vapid nature of religion based on the old Greek pantheon of gods.

Exam 5: Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

What was the role of the paterfamilias in the Roman household?

The chief purpose of Roman religion was to

The priests that observed the flight of birds were the

The creation of mosaics was learned by the Romans from the

Describe the social dynamic of the Roman family and the power of the paterfamilias.

Along with his philosophical writing,Cicero is best known today for his

Early Roman writing borrowed most heavily from the

Virgil modeled the Aeneid on

Discuss the social tensions that divided Rome in its early history.How were these tensions ultimately resolved?

What did Epictetus advise as part of his philosophy?

What concept did Stoicism lend to Roman law?

Explain the circumstances under which Hellenistic states fell to the rising Roman Empire.

For the first two hundred years after the overthrow of the Etruscan kings,the Roman republic was

The Roman discovery of the correct mathematical ratio of 1:2 for an aspect of building allowed them to build what construction safely?

The paterfamilias was the

One result of the struggle between the patricians and the plebeians in the early years of the Roman Republic was

The plebeians' greatest bargaining strength against the patricians stemmed from

Which of the following characterized the Principate initiated by Augustus?

The Romans used two types of artillery: one hurled spears and the other

Cicero can be credited with

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