Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
senate

Accepted Answer

The term "Senate" originates from the an

Question 2

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Second Triumvirate

Accepted Answer

The Second Triumvirate was a political a

Question 3

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 4

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Carthage and the Punic Wars

Accepted Answer

Carthage was an ancient city-state locat

Question 5

What most closely captures the reality of marriage for Roman women in the first century B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) Marriage still allowed them legal independence. 
B) Marriage laws gave them legal control over all children still at home. 
C) Marriage required the father to give up all rights to his daughter. 
D) Divorce became increasingly prevalent due to political turmoil. 
E) Polygamy was allowed for women if they were wealthy enough. 
A) Marriage still allowed them legal independence. 
B) Marriage laws gave them legal control over all children still at home. 
C) Marriage required the father to give up all rights to his daughter. 
D) Divorce became increasingly prevalent due to political turmoil. 
E) Polygamy was allowed for women if they were wealthy enough.

Question 6

What was the original role of the Roman Senate?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the chief legislative body of the Republic. 
B) It could only advise the magistrates in legal matters. 
C) It was the most important popular assembly. 
D) It was the main governing body by the third century B.C.E. 
E) It was the only body with total military authority. 
A) It was the chief legislative body of the Republic. 
B) It could only advise the magistrates in legal matters. 
C) It was the most important popular assembly. 
D) It was the main governing body by the third century B.C.E. 
E) It was the only body with total military authority.

Question 7

After the Punic Wars, Rome turned its attention to the Hellenistic states of the eastern Mediterranean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the first century B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) They had legal independence inside their marriages. 
B) They had legal control over all children still at home. 
C) They were legally controlled by their husbands. 
D) They remained legally the property of their fathers. 
E) If rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously. 
A) They had legal independence inside their marriages. 
B) They had legal control over all children still at home. 
C) They were legally controlled by their husbands. 
D) They remained legally the property of their fathers. 
E) If rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously.

Question 9

The Greek historian Polybius described the Roman government in this fashion: "As for the Roman constitution, it had three elements, each of them possessing sovereign powers; and their respective share of power in the whole state had been regulated with such a scrupulous regard to equality and equilibrium, that no one could say for certain, not even a native, whether the constitution were an aristocracy or democracy or despotism." Is Polybius's description of the early Roman constitution an accurate one? Why or why not? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

Polybius's description of the early Roma

Question 10

Which city led a revolt against the Romans between 148 and 146 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) Lydia 
B) Thebes 
C) Sparta 
D) Corinth 
E) Athens 
A) Lydia 
B) Thebes 
C) Sparta 
D) Corinth 
E) Athens

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

From the beginning of the republic, the Romans had a grand plan for regional dominance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Etruscans

Accepted Answer

The Etruscans were an ancient civilizati

Question 16

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 17

Which statement best describes Roman religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Religion was a minimal aspect of Roman society. 
B) Religion was a central part of Roman public and familial life with the worship of gods for practical purposes. 
C) Roman gods were creations unique to their society. 
D) Roman religion was monotheistic. 
E) Roman religion encouraged social equality. 
A) Religion was a minimal aspect of Roman society. 
B) Religion was a central part of Roman public and familial life with the worship of gods for practical purposes. 
C) Roman gods were creations unique to their society. 
D) Roman religion was monotheistic. 
E) Roman religion encouraged social equality.

Question 18

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 19

What program did Tiberius Gracchus advocate when he ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces 
B) cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome 
C) freeing the slaves 
D) allowing women to arrange their own marriages 
E) providing farms to landless farmers 
A) punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces 
B) cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome 
C) freeing the slaves 
D) allowing women to arrange their own marriages 
E) providing farms to landless farmers

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Julius Caesar

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar was a Roman general and st

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. senate

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Second Triumvirate

From where did the Carthaginians originate?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Carthage and the Punic Wars

What most closely captures the reality of marriage for Roman women in the first century B.C.E.?

What was the original role of the Roman Senate?

After the Punic Wars, Rome turned its attention to the Hellenistic states of the eastern Mediterranean.

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the first century B.C.E.?

Which city led a revolt against the Romans between 148 and 146 B.C.E.?

In what area did Cicero make his most original contributions?

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

Who was the patron god of the city of Rome?

From the beginning of the republic, the Romans had a grand plan for regional dominance.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Etruscans

What resulted from the reforms of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?

Which statement best describes Roman religion?

Over time, Roman religion completely merged with

What program did Tiberius Gracchus advocate when he ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E.?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Julius Caesar

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