Question 1

What similarities were there between the Roman model of the family and the Roman model of the state? What importance might we attach to these similarities?

Accepted Answer

The Roman model of the family and the Ro

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-consuls

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-consuls...

Question 3

What mountain range divides eastern Italy from western Italy?

Accepted Answer

A) The Apennines 
B) The Alps 
C) The Urals 
D) The Pyrenees 
E) The Carpathians 
A) The Apennines 
B) The Alps 
C) The Urals 
D) The Pyrenees 
E) The Carpathians

Question 4

What was Sulla's legacy?

Accepted Answer

A) He became the first non-Roman consul. 
B) He became the first Roman general to use siege engines. 
C) He prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius. 
D) He divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands. 
E) He employed the army to seize power in political disputes, a strategy copied by other ambitious men. 
A) He became the first non-Roman consul. 
B) He became the first Roman general to use siege engines. 
C) He prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius. 
D) He divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands. 
E) He employed the army to seize power in political disputes, a strategy copied by other ambitious men.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-council of the plebs

Accepted Answer

The Council of the Plebs, also known as

Question 6

What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?

Accepted Answer

A) Sell his children 
B) Put his children to death 
C) Arrange the marriages of his daughters 
D) Assign the person who would serve as guardian in his absence 
E) Enjoy multiple wives 
A) Sell his children 
B) Put his children to death 
C) Arrange the marriages of his daughters 
D) Assign the person who would serve as guardian in his absence 
E) Enjoy multiple wives

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-aediles

Accepted Answer

Aediles were public officials in ancient

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-praetors

Accepted Answer

Praetors were important magistrates in a

Question 9

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A) Sallust 
B) Cicero 
C) Catullus 
D) Plutarch 
E) Virgil 
A) Sallust 
B) Cicero 
C) Catullus 
D) Plutarch 
E) Virgil

Question 10

What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?

Accepted Answer

A) Their reforms helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates. 
B) The reforms eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs. 
C) Their reforms resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups. 
D) Their reforms established more egalitarian laws and customs. 
E) The reforms made Rome more democratic. 
A) Their reforms helped create a system of absolute political domination by the optimates. 
B) The reforms eliminated the position of tribune of the plebs. 
C) Their reforms resulted in further instability and violence as they polarized various social groups. 
D) Their reforms established more egalitarian laws and customs. 
E) The reforms made Rome more democratic.

Question 11

What were the causes and the results of the Punic Wars?

Accepted Answer

The Punic Wars were a series of three wa

Question 12

Which Greek philosophy did the Romans accept to give justification to its legal system?

Accepted Answer

A) Stoicism, because of its emphasis on virtue and duty 
B) Neo-Platonism, because of its concern for ideal beauty 
C) Epicureanism, because of its emphasis on the good life 
D) Hedonism, because of its advocacy of intense emotional experiences 
E) Aristotelianism, because of its logical preciseness and practicality 
A) Stoicism, because of its emphasis on virtue and duty 
B) Neo-Platonism, because of its concern for ideal beauty 
C) Epicureanism, because of its emphasis on the good life 
D) Hedonism, because of its advocacy of intense emotional experiences 
E) Aristotelianism, because of its logical preciseness and practicality

Question 13

What phrase refers to the goal of Roman religion to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits?

Accepted Answer

A) The peace of the gods 
B) Semper fidelis 
C) Imperial grace 
D) The peaceable kingdom 
E) Carpe diem 
A) The peace of the gods 
B) Semper fidelis 
C) Imperial grace 
D) The peaceable kingdom 
E) Carpe diem

Question 14

The Etruscans migrated to Italy from central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?

Accepted Answer

A) He defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B) He dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C) He was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D) He married Cleopatra. 
E) He led successful military commands, especially in Gaul. 
A) He defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B) He dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C) He was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D) He married Cleopatra. 
E) He led successful military commands, especially in Gaul.

Question 16

In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?

Accepted Answer

A) Comic plays 
B) Tragic theater pieces 
C) New poems 
D) Political thought 
E) Histories of early Rome 
A) Comic plays 
B) Tragic theater pieces 
C) New poems 
D) Political thought 
E) Histories of early Rome

Question 17

Which statement best describes Roman slaves by the latter Republic?

Accepted Answer

A) Slaves often worked on the Roman latifundia. 
B) Slaves always received humane treatment from their owners. 
C) Slaves never received humane treatment from their owners. 
D) Slaves were used as soldiers in the army. 
E) Slaves were primarily from Italy. 
A) Slaves often worked on the Roman latifundia. 
B) Slaves always received humane treatment from their owners. 
C) Slaves never received humane treatment from their owners. 
D) Slaves were used as soldiers in the army. 
E) Slaves were primarily from Italy.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Roman confederation

Accepted Answer

The Roman confederation was a system of

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Roman citizenship

Accepted Answer

Roman citizenship was a highly coveted s

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-nobiles

Accepted Answer

The term "nobiles" refers to a social cl

Exam 5: The Roman Republic.

What similarities were there between the Roman model of the family and the Roman model of the state? What importance might we attach to these similarities?

Please define the following key terms. -consuls

What mountain range divides eastern Italy from western Italy?

What was Sulla's legacy?

Please define the following key terms. -council of the plebs

What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?

Please define the following key terms. -aediles

Please define the following key terms. -praetors

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic?

What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?

What were the causes and the results of the Punic Wars?

Which Greek philosophy did the Romans accept to give justification to its legal system?

What phrase refers to the goal of Roman religion to maintain trust and harmony with the spirits?

The Etruscans migrated to Italy from central Asia.

Which action enhanced Julius Caesar's popularity?

In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?

Which statement best describes Roman slaves by the latter Republic?

Please define the following key terms. -Roman confederation

Please define the following key terms. -Roman citizenship

Please define the following key terms. -nobiles

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