Question 1

At the battle of Actium,the Romans gained final control of the Hellenistic world by defeating the

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A) last of the Antigonids. 
B) last of the Ptolemies. 
C) last of the Seleucids. 
D) forces of Pergamum. 
A) last of the Antigonids. 
B) last of the Ptolemies. 
C) last of the Seleucids. 
D) forces of Pergamum.

Question 2

What changes did Augustus (Octavian)make to the Roman state and empire upon becoming emperor?

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Augustus, also known as Octavian, made s

Question 3

How was the Pontifex Maximus chosen?

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A) appointment by the emperor 
B) election 
C) ascendance through hierarchical promotion 
D) dynastic heredity 
A) appointment by the emperor 
B) election 
C) ascendance through hierarchical promotion 
D) dynastic heredity

Question 4

Voussoirs were used to

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A) shape arches. 
B) form aqueducts. 
C) hold up the bases of pillars. 
D) provide a rectilinear shape to temples. 
A) shape arches. 
B) form aqueducts. 
C) hold up the bases of pillars. 
D) provide a rectilinear shape to temples.

Question 5

What Hellenistic philosophy made the greatest impact on Rome during and after the second century BCE?

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

Question 6

Compare and contrast the political system that developed in Rome with the political systems that prevailed in Alexander's successor states.Why did republicanism evolve in the one and divine kingship in the other?

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The political system that developed in R

Question 7

Between 264 and 146 BCE,Rome fought the three Punic Wars against which Mediterranean power?

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A) Carthage 
B) Egypt 
C) Macedonia 
D) Judea 
A) Carthage 
B) Egypt 
C) Macedonia 
D) Judea

Question 8

Romans thought of themselves as

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A) simple and practical. 
B) metropolitan and exotic. 
C) a powerful mix of many foreign cultures. 
D) a nation of soldiers and businessmen. 
A) simple and practical. 
B) metropolitan and exotic. 
C) a powerful mix of many foreign cultures. 
D) a nation of soldiers and businessmen.

Question 9

The use of tempera was made unnecessary by the adoption of

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A) genre subjects. 
B) fresco painting. 
C) landscape painting. 
D) mosaics. 
A) genre subjects. 
B) fresco painting. 
C) landscape painting. 
D) mosaics.

Question 10

How did portraiture change under the reign of Augustus?

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A) It moved in the direction of busts instead of full-body sculptures. 
B) It tended to reject major public or historical figures as subjects. 
C) It embraced the realism of the Hellenistic era. 
D) It reverted to the idealism of Hellenic Greece. 
A) It moved in the direction of busts instead of full-body sculptures. 
B) It tended to reject major public or historical figures as subjects. 
C) It embraced the realism of the Hellenistic era. 
D) It reverted to the idealism of Hellenic Greece.

Question 11

Roman families tended to have

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A) a few sons and no more than one daughter. 
B) a few daughters and one inheritor son. 
C) large numbers of children,with an equal number of sons and daughters. 
D) large numbers of children,often with more daughters than sons. 
A) a few sons and no more than one daughter. 
B) a few daughters and one inheritor son. 
C) large numbers of children,with an equal number of sons and daughters. 
D) large numbers of children,often with more daughters than sons.

Question 12

What was the dominant literary theme of the Silver Age?

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A) critical views of Roman society and state 
B) glorification of the Roman past 
C) poetic but trivial focus on life's pleasures 
D) celebration of the new multicultural spirit of empire 
A) critical views of Roman society and state 
B) glorification of the Roman past 
C) poetic but trivial focus on life's pleasures 
D) celebration of the new multicultural spirit of empire

Question 13

Which of the following is true of political participation after 287 BCE?

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A) Only patricians could be elected to any office. 
B) All Romans (with insignificant exceptions)could be elected to any office. 
C) All plebeians could vote,but not all plebeians could run for elected office. 
D) All Romans could be elected to any office,but only patricians could vote for them. 
A) Only patricians could be elected to any office. 
B) All Romans (with insignificant exceptions)could be elected to any office. 
C) All plebeians could vote,but not all plebeians could run for elected office. 
D) All Romans could be elected to any office,but only patricians could vote for them.

Question 14

Roman religion began with

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A) adoption of the Greek pantheon of gods. 
B) the gods of the household. 
C) the mystery cults of the Hellenistic world. 
D) adoption of the cult of Isis from Egypt. 
A) adoption of the Greek pantheon of gods. 
B) the gods of the household. 
C) the mystery cults of the Hellenistic world. 
D) adoption of the cult of Isis from Egypt.

Question 15

Plautus launched a new age of theater in Rome by

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A) making tragic Greek theater relevant again. 
B) freshening the old plots from Hellenistic New Comedy. 
C) developing a new style of political commentary brought forth through drama. 
D) introducing completely new character forms that the theater had not seen before. 
A) making tragic Greek theater relevant again. 
B) freshening the old plots from Hellenistic New Comedy. 
C) developing a new style of political commentary brought forth through drama. 
D) introducing completely new character forms that the theater had not seen before.

Question 16

A major client responsibility in the patron-client relationship was to

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A) look out for the patron's legal needs. 
B) provide for the patron's economic needs. 
C) support patrons politically. 
D) provide military defense for a patron. 
A) look out for the patron's legal needs. 
B) provide for the patron's economic needs. 
C) support patrons politically. 
D) provide military defense for a patron.

Question 17

What does Etruscan writing tell us about its people?

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A) that the Etruscans experimented with democratic rule 
B) that the Etruscans lacked a strong religious theology 
C) that the Etruscans were a warlike people 
D) very little,because it has not been deciphered 
A) that the Etruscans experimented with democratic rule 
B) that the Etruscans lacked a strong religious theology 
C) that the Etruscans were a warlike people 
D) very little,because it has not been deciphered

Question 18

Sculptures in the style of the marble Ara Pacis reached their highest potential as

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A) a means of preserving history. 
B) beautification tools for cities. 
C) propaganda tools. 
D) pure expressions of artistic vision. 
A) a means of preserving history. 
B) beautification tools for cities. 
C) propaganda tools. 
D) pure expressions of artistic vision.

Question 19

Describe the duration of the Principate and the state of the empire during its time.

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The Principate lasted from 27 BC to 284

Question 20

Which purpose was NOT served by the forum?

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A) gladiatorial contests 
B) conducting business 
C) running the government 
D) socialization 
A) gladiatorial contests 
B) conducting business 
C) running the government 
D) socialization

Exam 5: Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

At the battle of Actium,the Romans gained final control of the Hellenistic world by defeating the

What changes did Augustus (Octavian)make to the Roman state and empire upon becoming emperor?

How was the Pontifex Maximus chosen?

Voussoirs were used to

What Hellenistic philosophy made the greatest impact on Rome during and after the second century BCE?

Compare and contrast the political system that developed in Rome with the political systems that prevailed in Alexander's successor states.Why did republicanism evolve in the one and divine kingship in the other?

Between 264 and 146 BCE,Rome fought the three Punic Wars against which Mediterranean power?

Romans thought of themselves as

The use of tempera was made unnecessary by the adoption of

How did portraiture change under the reign of Augustus?

Roman families tended to have

What was the dominant literary theme of the Silver Age?

Which of the following is true of political participation after 287 BCE?

Roman religion began with

Plautus launched a new age of theater in Rome by

A major client responsibility in the patron-client relationship was to

What does Etruscan writing tell us about its people?

Sculptures in the style of the marble Ara Pacis reached their highest potential as

Describe the duration of the Principate and the state of the empire during its time.

Which purpose was NOT served by the forum?

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