Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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. B

Question 2

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. D

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT among the core values or characteristics that the Romans ascribed to themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  duty 
B)  discipline 
C)  sacrifice 
D)  pride 
A)  duty 
B)  discipline 
C)  sacrifice 
D)  pride D

Question 4

What does Etruscan writing tell us about its people?

Accepted Answer

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 5

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 7

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 8

Plautus launched a new age of theater in Rome by

Accepted Answer

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 9

What signified the end of ancient Stoicism?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of Christianity 
B)  the death of Marcus Aurelius 
C)  the spread of the cult of Isis 
D)  the banishment of its followers by the state 
A)  the rise of Christianity 
B)  the death of Marcus Aurelius 
C)  the spread of the cult of Isis 
D)  the banishment of its followers by the state

Question 10

How was the Pontifex Maximus chosen?

Accepted Answer

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 11

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 12

What set Tacitus apart from other Roman historians?

Accepted Answer

A)  the expansive breadth of his histories 
B)  his criticism of Roman society 
C)  his focus on contemporary Rome 
D)  his refusal to stress typical Roman values 
A)  the expansive breadth of his histories 
B)  his criticism of Roman society 
C)  his focus on contemporary Rome 
D)  his refusal to stress typical Roman values

Question 13

Roman religion began with

Accepted Answer

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 14

Romans thought of themselves as

Accepted Answer

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 15

What were the major values embraced by the Roman people? Discuss the role played by agriculture, the family, and religion in shaping Roman civilization.

Accepted Answer

The Roman people embraced several major

Question 16

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 17

The Roman "New Men" were

Accepted Answer

A)  plebeians that gained enormous wealth and bought political power. 
B)  plebeians that rose to the ranks of patricians. 
C)  young members of the senate. 
D)  upstart military commanders that gained political power. 
A)  plebeians that gained enormous wealth and bought political power. 
B)  plebeians that rose to the ranks of patricians. 
C)  young members of the senate. 
D)  upstart military commanders that gained political power.

Question 18

The use of tempera was made unnecessary by the adoption of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 5: Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

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

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

Which of the following was NOT among the core values or characteristics that the Romans ascribed to themselves?

What does Etruscan writing tell us about its people?

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

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

Which of the following characterized the Principate initiated by Augustus?

Plautus launched a new age of theater in Rome by

What signified the end of ancient Stoicism?

How was the Pontifex Maximus chosen?

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

What set Tacitus apart from other Roman historians?

Roman religion began with

Romans thought of themselves as

What were the major values embraced by the Roman people? Discuss the role played by agriculture, the family, and religion in shaping Roman civilization.

What did Epictetus advise as part of his philosophy?

The Roman "New Men" were

The use of tempera was made unnecessary by the adoption of

The paterfamilias was the

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

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