Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

How did Rome acquire the kingdom of Pergamum?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was conquered in a direct takeover. 
B)  It was willed to Rome by its dying ruler. 
C)  It collapsed, and Rome stepped in to restore order. 
D)  It joined Rome in an alliance against eastern powers. 
A)  It was conquered in a direct takeover. 
B)  It was willed to Rome by its dying ruler. 
C)  It collapsed, and Rome stepped in to restore order. 
D)  It joined Rome in an alliance against eastern powers.

Question 3

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.

Question 4

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 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

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

Accepted Answer

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 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

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

Accepted Answer

The Hellenistic states fell to the risin

Question 9

The Pax Romana differed from the Hellenistic world in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  It extended much farther to the east. 
B)  It extended much farther to the west. 
C)  It was less uniformly prosperous. 
D)  It was more a collection of political entities than a unified empire. 
A)  It extended much farther to the east. 
B)  It extended much farther to the west. 
C)  It was less uniformly prosperous. 
D)  It was more a collection of political entities than a unified empire.

Question 10

What was the dominant literary theme of the Silver Age?

Accepted Answer

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 11

Which purpose was NOT served by the forum?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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 13

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 14

Voussoirs were used to

Accepted Answer

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 15

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?

Accepted Answer

The political system that developed in R

Question 16

What did the works of Virgil seek to express, and what was their effect on the Roman people and empire?

Accepted Answer

The works of Virgil sought to express th

Question 17

The earliest Roman kings were actually

Accepted Answer

A)  Sicilian. 
B)  Etruscan. 
C)  Greek. 
D)  Carthaginian. 
A)  Sicilian. 
B)  Etruscan. 
C)  Greek. 
D)  Carthaginian.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 5: Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

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

How did Rome acquire the kingdom of Pergamum?

The chief purpose of Roman religion was to

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

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

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

Early Roman writing borrowed most heavily from the

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

The Pax Romana differed from the Hellenistic world in which of the following ways?

What was the dominant literary theme of the Silver Age?

Which purpose was NOT served by the forum?

What concept did Stoicism lend to Roman law?

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

Voussoirs were used to

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?

What did the works of Virgil seek to express, and what was their effect on the Roman people and empire?

The earliest Roman kings were actually

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

Virgil modeled the Aeneid on

The plebeians' greatest bargaining strength against the patricians stemmed from

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