Question 1

What did Polybius see as the key to the success of the Roman army during the period of the early republic?

Accepted Answer

A) The vast resources devoted to the army 
B) The pool of slaves available to support the army 
C) The advanced technology available to the army 
D) The sheer size of the army 
E) The fact that it was a citizen army 
A) The vast resources devoted to the army 
B) The pool of slaves available to support the army 
C) The advanced technology available to the army 
D) The sheer size of the army 
E) The fact that it was a citizen army

Question 2

From where did the Carthaginians originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Phoenician Tyre 
B) northern Italy 
C) Macedonia 
D) southern Gaul 
E) "Nether" Spain 
A) Phoenician Tyre 
B) northern Italy 
C) Macedonia 
D) southern Gaul 
E) "Nether" Spain

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Latium

Accepted Answer

Latium is a region in central Italy, kno

Question 4

Over time, Roman religion completely merged with

Accepted Answer

A) Greek religion. 
B) Egyptian religion. 
C) Persian philosophy. 
D) Hebrew religion. 
E) Greek philosophy. 
A) Greek religion. 
B) Egyptian religion. 
C) Persian philosophy. 
D) Hebrew religion. 
E) Greek philosophy.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-First Triumvirate

Accepted Answer

The First Triumvirate was a political al

Question 6

Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?

Accepted Answer

A) The mother 
B) The father 
C) The eldest son 
D) The eldest daughter 
E) The oldest female 
A) The mother 
B) The father 
C) The eldest son 
D) The eldest daughter 
E) The oldest female

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Spartacus

Accepted Answer

Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who l

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Livy

Accepted Answer

Livy, also known as Titus Livius, was a

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Plautus

Accepted Answer

Plautus, whose full name is Titus Macciu

Question 10

Which Greek philosophy had the greatest influence on the Roman concept of natural law?

Accepted Answer

A) Existentialism 
B) Nihilism 
C) Cynicism 
D) Epicureanism 
E) Stoicism 
A) Existentialism 
B) Nihilism 
C) Cynicism 
D) Epicureanism 
E) Stoicism

Question 11

Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter Optimus Maximus 
B) Cato 
C) Spartacus 
D) Thracia 
E) Portunus 
A) Jupiter Optimus Maximus 
B) Cato 
C) Spartacus 
D) Thracia 
E) Portunus

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Cato the Elder

Accepted Answer

Cato the Elder, also known as Cato the C

Question 13

Legal conflicts involving non-Romans gave rise to the

Accepted Answer

A) law of nations. 
B) law of nature. 
C) Twelve Tables. 
D) civil law. 
E) law of the gods. 
A) law of nations. 
B) law of nature. 
C) Twelve Tables. 
D) civil law. 
E) law of the gods.

Question 14

What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?

Accepted Answer

A) A client to a patron or wealthy citizen 
B) The male head of the household 
C) An upper-class aristocrat 
D) A common person 
E) The male head of the family 
A) A client to a patron or wealthy citizen 
B) The male head of the household 
C) An upper-class aristocrat 
D) A common person 
E) The male head of the family

Question 15

What happened when Roman laws changed for plebeians and patricians in the fourth century B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) Patricians were removed from civic government. 
B) The death penalty was established for treason against the state. 
C) Plebeians and the patricians were now bound by Roman laws. 
D) Greeks laws were banished from the Roman legal system. 
E) Citizenship was granted to non-Romans. 
A) Patricians were removed from civic government. 
B) The death penalty was established for treason against the state. 
C) Plebeians and the patricians were now bound by Roman laws. 
D) Greeks laws were banished from the Roman legal system. 
E) Citizenship was granted to non-Romans.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Octavian

Accepted Answer

Octavian, also known as Augustus, was a

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-populares

Accepted Answer

The term "populares" refers to a politic

Question 18

Who was the patron god of the city of Rome?

Accepted Answer

A) Jupiter 
B) Apollo 
C) Athena 
D) Mercury 
E) Mars 
A) Jupiter 
B) Apollo 
C) Athena 
D) Mercury 
E) Mars

Question 19

Who were members of the equestrian order?

Accepted Answer

A) They were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans established by Tiberius Gracchus. 
B) They were a new military order created by Caesar. 
C) They were competitors of the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. 
D) They were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. 
E) They were second class citizens of non-Roman origin. 
A) They were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans established by Tiberius Gracchus. 
B) They were a new military order created by Caesar. 
C) They were competitors of the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. 
D) They were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. 
E) They were second class citizens of non-Roman origin.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-imperium

Accepted Answer

Imperium refers to a form of government

Exam 5: The Roman Republic.

What did Polybius see as the key to the success of the Roman army during the period of the early republic?

From where did the Carthaginians originate?

Please define the following key terms. -Latium

Over time, Roman religion completely merged with

Please define the following key terms. -First Triumvirate

Who was the dominant figure in the Roman family?

Please define the following key terms. -Spartacus

Please define the following key terms. -Livy

Please define the following key terms. -Plautus

Which Greek philosophy had the greatest influence on the Roman concept of natural law?

Who led the most famous slave revolt in Rome?

Please define the following key terms. -Cato the Elder

Legal conflicts involving non-Romans gave rise to the

What was the paterfamilias in Roman society?

What happened when Roman laws changed for plebeians and patricians in the fourth century B.C.E.?

Please define the following key terms. -Octavian

Please define the following key terms. -populares

Who was the patron god of the city of Rome?

Who were members of the equestrian order?

Please define the following key terms. -imperium

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