Question 1

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

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A) forcing slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities. 
B) offering its most favored allies full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion. 
C) slaughtering the citizens wholesale and selling the rest to pirates. 
D) confiscating all the property of defeated peoples. 
E) creating for the first time the citizen category of "plebian". 
A) forcing slave labor on the populace of the defeated cities. 
B) offering its most favored allies full Roman citizenship, thus giving them a stake in successful Roman expansion. 
C) slaughtering the citizens wholesale and selling the rest to pirates. 
D) confiscating all the property of defeated peoples. 
E) creating for the first time the citizen category of "plebian".

Question 2

What social and economic problems plagued the late Roman Republic and led to its decline?

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The late Roman Republic was plagued by a

Question 3

define the following term:
-Second Triumvirate

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The Second Triumvirate was a political a

Question 4

Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education:

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A) Foreigners were not allowed to become teachers. 
B) Boys and girls were educated through a rigorous public school system borrowed from the Spartans. 
C) The wealthy classes wanted training in Greek and mastery of rhetoric, or persuasive public speaking, for their children. 
D) Study of foreign languages was prohibited to purify the Latin language. 
E) There were many public schools, with scholarships made available to the poor. 
A) Foreigners were not allowed to become teachers. 
B) Boys and girls were educated through a rigorous public school system borrowed from the Spartans. 
C) The wealthy classes wanted training in Greek and mastery of rhetoric, or persuasive public speaking, for their children. 
D) Study of foreign languages was prohibited to purify the Latin language. 
E) There were many public schools, with scholarships made available to the poor.

Question 5

After Rome crushed the Latin states in the fourth century B.C.E., it waged a 50-year struggle against

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A) the Gauls. 
B) the Aequi. 
C) the Sicilians. 
D) the Samnites. 
E) the Corsicans. 
A) the Gauls. 
B) the Aequi. 
C) the Sicilians. 
D) the Samnites. 
E) the Corsicans.

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

define the following term:
-paterfamilias

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The answer of define the following term:
-paterfamilias...

Question 8

Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the

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A) plain of Latium. 
B) river Danube. 
C) coast of the Aegean Sea. 
D) foothills of the Alps. 
E) toe of the Italian peninsula. 
A) plain of Latium. 
B) river Danube. 
C) coast of the Aegean Sea. 
D) foothills of the Alps. 
E) toe of the Italian peninsula.

Question 9

define the following term:
-tribunes of the plebs

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The tribunes of the plebs, known in Lati

Question 10

The Second Punic War marked Rome's only serious defeat during the Republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Roman Dictator

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A) was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
B) exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. 
C) was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D) all the above 
E) a and b 
A) was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
B) exercised unlimited power for a period of usually six months. 
C) was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D) all the above 
E) a and b

Question 12

define the following term:
-First Triumvirate

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The First Triumvirate was a political al

Question 13

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

define the following term:
-latifundia

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Latifundia refers to large agricultural

Question 15

The Twelve Tables

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A) was the meeting place of the Roman Senate. 
B) were to record and inspire a new religious cult in Rome. 
C) referred to the arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival. 
D) was the only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together. 
E) Were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs. 
A) was the meeting place of the Roman Senate. 
B) were to record and inspire a new religious cult in Rome. 
C) referred to the arts of the Roman festival celebrating spring's arrival. 
D) was the only place in Rome where patricians and plebeians could meet together. 
E) Were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs.

Question 16

define the following term:
-rhetoric

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Rhetoric is the art of using language ef

Question 17

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

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The collapse of the Roman Republic was a

Question 18

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to maintain the privileges of the

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A) Roman soldiers. 
B) nobiles . 
C) plebeians. 
D) equestrians. 
E) emperors. 
A) Roman soldiers. 
B) nobiles . 
C) plebeians. 
D) equestrians. 
E) emperors.

Question 19

Imperium was

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A) the duties which Roman citizens owed to the gods. 
B) the power to command Roman citizens. 
C) the right to collect taxes. 
D) the privileges reserved to patricians. 
E) the name of Roman children's favorite board game. 
A) the duties which Roman citizens owed to the gods. 
B) the power to command Roman citizens. 
C) the right to collect taxes. 
D) the privileges reserved to patricians. 
E) the name of Roman children's favorite board game.

Question 20

define the following term:
-Struggle of the Orders

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The Struggle of the Orders was a signifi

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

Rome set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by

What social and economic problems plagued the late Roman Republic and led to its decline?

define the following term: -Second Triumvirate

Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education:

After Rome crushed the Latin states in the fourth century B.C.E., it waged a 50-year struggle against

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

define the following term: -paterfamilias

Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the

define the following term: -tribunes of the plebs

The Second Punic War marked Rome's only serious defeat during the Republic.

The Roman Dictator

define the following term: -First Triumvirate

Like most of the great Roman writers of the first century B.C.E., Catullus was from Rome.

define the following term: -latifundia

The Twelve Tables

define the following term: -rhetoric

Discuss the role of the Senate, powerful generals, and politicians in the collapse of the Roman Republic.

Optimates in the late Roman Republic wanted to maintain the privileges of the

Imperium was

define the following term: -Struggle of the Orders

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