Question 1

Which of the following statements about the great writers of the Pax Romana is false?

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A) Horace urged the pursuit of pleasurable enjoyment tempered by reasoned control. 
B) Ovid wrote about the art of seduction recommending, among other things, that men cry to win a woman's heart. 
C) Juvenal complained about the noise, congestion, and poverty of the city of Rome. 
D) Tacitus wrote about the lack of discipline among the Germans. 
E) Juvenal complained that Roman women ignored, intimidated, dominated, poisoned, and cheated on their husbands. 
A) Horace urged the pursuit of pleasurable enjoyment tempered by reasoned control. 
B) Ovid wrote about the art of seduction recommending, among other things, that men cry to win a woman's heart. 
C) Juvenal complained about the noise, congestion, and poverty of the city of Rome. 
D) Tacitus wrote about the lack of discipline among the Germans. 
E) Juvenal complained that Roman women ignored, intimidated, dominated, poisoned, and cheated on their husbands.

Question 2

The growth of latifundia resulted in all the following except

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A) the further decline of cities. 
B) the great estates became new centers of political powers weakening the central government that help to keep the empire together. 
C) latifundia became a refuge for overtaxed peasants and urban artisans. 
D) independent peasants became virtual serfs. 
E) a revitalization of a stagnating or declining economy. 
A) the further decline of cities. 
B) the great estates became new centers of political powers weakening the central government that help to keep the empire together. 
C) latifundia became a refuge for overtaxed peasants and urban artisans. 
D) independent peasants became virtual serfs. 
E) a revitalization of a stagnating or declining economy.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes Roman popular tastes in entertainment?

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A) Under the impact of Stoicism, entertainment became progressively more humane and refined. 
B) The most popular forms of entertainment were gladiator fights, gymnastics, and organized team sports. 
C) Over the centuries bloody spectacles became increasingly brutal and bizarre. 
D) Plays, both dramas and comedies, came to dominate Roman entertainment. 
E) Reflecting the diversity of the Empire, no one form of entertainment dominated. 
A) Under the impact of Stoicism, entertainment became progressively more humane and refined. 
B) The most popular forms of entertainment were gladiator fights, gymnastics, and organized team sports. 
C) Over the centuries bloody spectacles became increasingly brutal and bizarre. 
D) Plays, both dramas and comedies, came to dominate Roman entertainment. 
E) Reflecting the diversity of the Empire, no one form of entertainment dominated.

Question 4

Which of the following statements contradicts Roman law?

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A) "No one is compelled to defend a cause against his will." 
B) "In inflicting punishment, the age...of the guilty party must be taken into account." 
C) "No one suffers a penalty for what he thinks." 
D) "Justice is a constant, unfailing disposition to give everyone his legal due." 
E) "The iniquities of the father shall pass on to his children to the third generation." 
A) "No one is compelled to defend a cause against his will." 
B) "In inflicting punishment, the age...of the guilty party must be taken into account." 
C) "No one suffers a penalty for what he thinks." 
D) "Justice is a constant, unfailing disposition to give everyone his legal due." 
E) "The iniquities of the father shall pass on to his children to the third generation."

Question 5

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).  
-Clearly show and label the main administrative divisions of the Empire under Diocletian's tetrarchy.

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The main administrative divisions of the

Question 6

The Roman Empire was said to have ended when

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A) Diocletian died. 
B) Odoacer was assassinated. 
C) Romulus was placed on the throne. 
D) German officers placed a German on the throne in Rome. 
E) Emperor Valens died in battle. 
A) Diocletian died. 
B) Odoacer was assassinated. 
C) Romulus was placed on the throne. 
D) German officers placed a German on the throne in Rome. 
E) Emperor Valens died in battle.

Question 7

In the years 27 B.C.to A.D.180, the Roman Empire

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A) provided unparalleled peace and prosperity for the Mediterranean world. 
B) enjoyed cohesion from its civil service, citizenship, and laws. 
C) was grounded in Hellenic culture. 
D) in many ways, fulfilled the Stoic ideal of a cosmopolis ruled by law. 
E) All of these 
A) provided unparalleled peace and prosperity for the Mediterranean world. 
B) enjoyed cohesion from its civil service, citizenship, and laws. 
C) was grounded in Hellenic culture. 
D) in many ways, fulfilled the Stoic ideal of a cosmopolis ruled by law. 
E) All of these

Question 8

When Octavian had defeated all his enemies and Rome was at peace, he realized that

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A) only a genuine restoration of the Republic would prevent the renewal of bloodshed. 
B) autocratic powers could not be held openly since republican ideals were still strong. 
C) leading Rome is a dangerous task, therefore, he retired to the countryside and enjoyed his accumulated wealth. 
D) only an autocracy in the Hellenistic mould would work, therefore, he assumed the title of Emperor. 
E) the Rome had lost its old virtues and needed to be purged of all that was Greek. 
A) only a genuine restoration of the Republic would prevent the renewal of bloodshed. 
B) autocratic powers could not be held openly since republican ideals were still strong. 
C) leading Rome is a dangerous task, therefore, he retired to the countryside and enjoyed his accumulated wealth. 
D) only an autocracy in the Hellenistic mould would work, therefore, he assumed the title of Emperor. 
E) the Rome had lost its old virtues and needed to be purged of all that was Greek.

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-curiales

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Curiales, often referred to in the conte

Question 10

According to the author, as Rome declined

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A) religious fervor increased. 
B) philosophy "committed suicide" by abandoning the centrality of reason. 
C) the Stoic virtue of dutiful service to humankind declined in favor of a personal quest for individual salvation. 
D) Neo-Platonism replaced Stoicism as the predominant philosophy of the elite. 
E) All of these 
A) religious fervor increased. 
B) philosophy "committed suicide" by abandoning the centrality of reason. 
C) the Stoic virtue of dutiful service to humankind declined in favor of a personal quest for individual salvation. 
D) Neo-Platonism replaced Stoicism as the predominant philosophy of the elite. 
E) All of these

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Neo-Platonism

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Neo-Platonism is a philosophical system

Which of the following statements about the great writers of the Pax Romana is false?

The growth of latifundia resulted in all the following except

Which of the following statements best describes Roman popular tastes in entertainment?

Which of the following statements contradicts Roman law?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Clearly show and label the main administrative divisions of the Empire under Diocletian's tetrarchy.

The Roman Empire was said to have ended when

In the years 27 B.C.to A.D.180, the Roman Empire

When Octavian had defeated all his enemies and Rome was at peace, he realized that

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -curiales

According to the author, as Rome declined

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Neo-Platonism

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 7: The Roman Empire: a World-State

Which of the following statements about the great writers of the Pax Romana is false?

The growth of latifundia resulted in all the following except

Which of the following statements best describes Roman popular tastes in entertainment?

Which of the following statements contradicts Roman law?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Clearly show and label the main administrative divisions of the Empire under Diocletian's tetrarchy.

The Roman Empire was said to have ended when

In the years 27 B.C.to A.D.180, the Roman Empire

When Octavian had defeated all his enemies and Rome was at peace, he realized that

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -curiales

According to the author, as Rome declined

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Neo-Platonism

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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