Question 1

define the following term:
-clientage

Accepted Answer

Clientage refers to the relationship bet

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Roman names is incorrect ?

Accepted Answer

A) Three names became common in the later Republic. 
B) The praenomen was the forename or personal name. 
C) The nomen was the hereditary family name. 
D) The cognomen was the hereditary family name. 
E) Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen. 
A) Three names became common in the later Republic. 
B) The praenomen was the forename or personal name. 
C) The nomen was the hereditary family name. 
D) The cognomen was the hereditary family name. 
E) Women usually had one name, the feminine form of the father's nomen.

Question 3

define the following term:
-fasces

Accepted Answer

Fasces were a symbol of authority in anc

Question 4

The First Triumvirate was a political alliance between Crassus, Julius Caesar, and

Accepted Answer

A) Pompey. 
B) Cicero. 
C) Lepidus. 
D) Marc Antony. 
E) Octavian. 
A) Pompey. 
B) Cicero. 
C) Lepidus. 
D) Marc Antony. 
E) Octavian.

Question 5

define the following term:
-imperium

Accepted Answer

Imperium refers to a form of government

Question 6

Which elements of Roman society and political culture were most innovative, and which were the product of Rome's contact with outside peoples and cultures?

Accepted Answer

The elements of Roman society and politi

Question 7

define the following term:
-ius civile, ius gentium, and ius naturale

Accepted Answer

Ius Civile, Ius Gentium, and Ius Natural

Question 8

define the following term:
-Cincinnatus

Accepted Answer

Cincinnatus was a Roman statesman and mi

Question 9

define the following term:
-Tiber River

Accepted Answer

The Tiber River is a key geographical fe

Question 10

define the following term:
-Sulla

Accepted Answer

Sulla, also known as Lucius Cornelius Su

Question 11

By the later Republic, Roman slaves

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The Struggle of the Orders

Accepted Answer

A) was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B) was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C) was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D) was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E) was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise. 
A) was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B) was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C) was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D) was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E) was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise.

Question 13

The college of augurs existed to

Accepted Answer

A) keep wine used in religious ceremonies pure. 
B) keep the Roman supply of water fresh and available. 
C) interpret auspices ⎯ signs sent to humans by the gods. 
D) keep track of the official system of weights and measures. 
E) provide assurance that Roman architecture was aligned with religious precepts. 
A) keep wine used in religious ceremonies pure. 
B) keep the Roman supply of water fresh and available. 
C) interpret auspices ⎯ signs sent to humans by the gods. 
D) keep track of the official system of weights and measures. 
E) provide assurance that Roman architecture was aligned with religious precepts.

Question 14

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

Accepted Answer

A) punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces. 
B) cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome. 
C) freeing the slaves. 
D) a and b 
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) a and b 
E) providing farms to landless farmers.

Question 15

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

Accepted Answer

A) became the first non-Roman consul. 
B) became the first Roman general to use siege engines. 
C) prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius. 
D) divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands. 
E) employed his personal army in political disputes, paving the way toward Roman civil war. 
A) became the first non-Roman consul. 
B) became the first Roman general to use siege engines. 
C) prevented civil war by arbitrating disputes between Marius and Gaius. 
D) divided up the latifundia and restored the dispossessed farmers to their lands. 
E) employed his personal army in political disputes, paving the way toward Roman civil war.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Pyrrhus and victory

Accepted Answer

Pyrrhus was a Greek general and statesma

Question 17

define the following term:
-omens and colleges of pontiffs and augurs

Accepted Answer

Omens were considered to be signs or mes

Question 18

define the following term:
-grammaticus, rhetoric, and the liberal arts

Accepted Answer

The term "grammaticus" historically refe

Question 19

define the following term:
-Twelve Tables

Accepted Answer

The Twelve Tables were a set of laws wri

Question 20

define the following term:
-Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Accepted Answer

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were Roman p

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

define the following term: -clientage

Which of the following statements about Roman names is incorrect ?

define the following term: -fasces

The First Triumvirate was a political alliance between Crassus, Julius Caesar, and

define the following term: -imperium

Which elements of Roman society and political culture were most innovative, and which were the product of Rome's contact with outside peoples and cultures?

define the following term: -ius civile, ius gentium, and ius naturale

define the following term: -Cincinnatus

define the following term: -Tiber River

define the following term: -Sulla

By the later Republic, Roman slaves

The Struggle of the Orders

The college of augurs existed to

Tiberius Gracchus ran for tribune in 133 B.C.E. on a program of

Sulla's legacy and importance was that he

define the following term: -Pyrrhus and victory

define the following term: -omens and colleges of pontiffs and augurs

define the following term: -grammaticus, rhetoric, and the liberal arts

define the following term: -Twelve Tables

define the following term: -Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

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