Question 1

What was a requirement for membership in the equestrian order?

Accepted Answer

A) Senatorial ancestors 
B) Twenty years of service in the army 
C) Property valued at 400,000 sesterces 
D) Written approval from the emperor 
E) Five years of residence in the city of Rome 
A) Senatorial ancestors 
B) Twenty years of service in the army 
C) Property valued at 400,000 sesterces 
D) Written approval from the emperor 
E) Five years of residence in the city of Rome

Question 2

Why did soldiers find the mystery cult of Mithraism so appealing?

Accepted Answer

A) It was widely practiced by women. 
B) It was completely opposed to the practices of Christianity. 
C) It centered on the worship of the gods Roma and Augustus. 
D) It was an illegal monotheistic religion 
E) It provided them with a patron deity. 
A) It was widely practiced by women. 
B) It was completely opposed to the practices of Christianity. 
C) It centered on the worship of the gods Roma and Augustus. 
D) It was an illegal monotheistic religion 
E) It provided them with a patron deity.

Question 3

The early values of Christianity, as exemplified in Jesus' "sermon on the mount,"

Accepted Answer

A) emphasized devotion to the values of humility, charity, and true brotherly love. 
B) were similar to those of Greco-Roman civilization. 
C) emphasized the equality between the earthly and spiritual kingdoms. 
D) were dependent on the ethical tenets of Mithraism. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) emphasized devotion to the values of humility, charity, and true brotherly love. 
B) were similar to those of Greco-Roman civilization. 
C) emphasized the equality between the earthly and spiritual kingdoms. 
D) were dependent on the ethical tenets of Mithraism. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Tacitus was a Roman historian and senato

Question 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
-Septimius Severus

Accepted Answer

Septimius Severus, also known as Lucius

Question 6

Christianity proved attractive to all classes in Roman society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled

Question 8

Which trait was typical of the average Roman city in the West?

Accepted Answer

A) It was much larger than the average city in the East. 
B) It was politically autonomous. 
C) It was inhabited solely by Roman citizens. 
D) It had only a few thousand inhabitants. 
E) It had a unique and distinctive appearance. 
A) It was much larger than the average city in the East. 
B) It was politically autonomous. 
C) It was inhabited solely by Roman citizens. 
D) It had only a few thousand inhabitants. 
E) It had a unique and distinctive appearance.

Question 9

Who were the Roman praetorian guards?

Accepted Answer

A) Elite troops given the task of protecting the emperor 
B) Mobile units meant to patrol the boundaries of the empire 
C) Retired veterans often used to train the gladiators 
D) Cavalry used to spearhead military offensives 
E) Soldiers stationed along Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain 
A) Elite troops given the task of protecting the emperor 
B) Mobile units meant to patrol the boundaries of the empire 
C) Retired veterans often used to train the gladiators 
D) Cavalry used to spearhead military offensives 
E) Soldiers stationed along Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain

Question 10

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
-Julio-Claudians

Accepted Answer

The Julio-Claudians were the first dynas

Question 11

Which "good emperor" was highly interested in philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Nerva 
C) Trajan 
D) Hadrian 
E) Antoninus Pius 
A) Marcus Aurelius 
B) Nerva 
C) Trajan 
D) Hadrian 
E) Antoninus Pius

Question 12

The "golden age" historian Livy is best known for his

Accepted Answer

A) rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. 
B) perception of history in terms of sharp moral lessons. 
C) factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. 
D) written work, Epistles , which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. 
E) depiction of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid. 
A) rejection of Latin prose in favor of Greek poetic forms. 
B) perception of history in terms of sharp moral lessons. 
C) factual accuracy and critical judgment toward his sources and Rome's past. 
D) written work, Epistles , which portrayed Rome as a degenerate society in a state of collapse. 
E) depiction of the Trojan Wars, which was the subject of the Aeneid.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Zealots" refers to a Jewish po

Question 14

Although the Senate granted Octavian the title "Augustus" (revered one), he preferred to be addressed by what title?

Accepted Answer

A) Pontifex 
B) Dominus 
C) Overlord 
D) Senator 
E) Princeps 
A) Pontifex 
B) Dominus 
C) Overlord 
D) Senator 
E) Princeps

Question 15

What does the word "gospel" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Truth 
B) Love 
C) The word of Jesus 
D) To your health 
E) Good news 
A) Truth 
B) Love 
C) The word of Jesus 
D) To your health 
E) Good news

Question 16

Which of these legal concepts were developed by the Romans?

Accepted Answer

A) Dependent rights 
B) Equal rights 
C) Natural rights 
D) Royal rights 
E) Fiscal rights 
A) Dependent rights 
B) Equal rights 
C) Natural rights 
D) Royal rights 
E) Fiscal rights

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The gospels refer to the first four book

Question 18

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Is that an accurate assessment of the relationship between Rome and early Christianity? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The statement that "the Romans became Ch

Question 19

It has been said of the Romans that two of their major contributions to Western civilization were in the areas of law and engineering. What exactly did the Romans achieve in each area?

Accepted Answer

In the area of law, the Romans made sign

Question 20

The Flavian dynasty came to power as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) an election. 
B) a civil war. 
C) a condition of Nero's last will and testament. 
D) a coup d'état. 
E) a slave revolt. 
A) an election. 
B) a civil war. 
C) a condition of Nero's last will and testament. 
D) a coup d'état. 
E) a slave revolt.

Exam 6: The Roman Empire

What was a requirement for membership in the equestrian order?

Why did soldiers find the mystery cult of Mithraism so appealing?

The early values of Christianity, as exemplified in Jesus' "sermon on the mount,"

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. -Septimius Severus

Christianity proved attractive to all classes in Roman society.

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

Which trait was typical of the average Roman city in the West?

Who were the Roman praetorian guards?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. -Julio-Claudians

Which "good emperor" was highly interested in philosophy?

The "golden age" historian Livy is best known for his

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

Although the Senate granted Octavian the title "Augustus" (revered one), he preferred to be addressed by what title?

What does the word "gospel" mean?

Which of these legal concepts were developed by the Romans?

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

One historian has said that the Romans became Christians and the Christians became Romans. Is that an accurate assessment of the relationship between Rome and early Christianity? Why or why not?

It has been said of the Romans that two of their major contributions to Western civilization were in the areas of law and engineering. What exactly did the Romans achieve in each area?

The Flavian dynasty came to power as a result of

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