Question 1

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

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A) was used to teach the Roman people the treachery of tyrants. 
B) recounts the inseparable linkage of wealth and leadership abilities. 
C) provides an account of the founding of Rome. 
D) demonstrates how the virtues of duty and simplicity in Rome's leaders enabled Rome to survive in difficult times. 
E) justified the concept of divine right monarchy. 
A) was used to teach the Roman people the treachery of tyrants. 
B) recounts the inseparable linkage of wealth and leadership abilities. 
C) provides an account of the founding of Rome. 
D) demonstrates how the virtues of duty and simplicity in Rome's leaders enabled Rome to survive in difficult times. 
E) justified the concept of divine right monarchy.

Question 2

Cicero

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A) believed in a "concord of the orders." 
B) was a "new man" of the equestrian order. 
C) was a great orator and capable lawyer. 
D) advocated a balanced government of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. 
E) all the above 
A) believed in a "concord of the orders." 
B) was a "new man" of the equestrian order. 
C) was a great orator and capable lawyer. 
D) advocated a balanced government of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. 
E) all the above

Question 3

define the following term:
-Octavian

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Octavian, also known as Augustus, was a

Question 4

Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of Actium, thus symbolically ending the Roman Republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

define the following term:
-Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar was a Roman general and st

Question 6

In the "struggle of the orders," what did the plebeians want, and what did they succeed in getting? Can it be said that Rome became a democracy because of this struggle? Why or why not?

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In the "struggle of the orders," the ple

Question 7

As a result of the First Punic War

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A) the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Spain. 
B) the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome. 
C) Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage. 
D) Rome was forced to relinquish its Mediterranean claims. 
E) Pyrrhus invaded Italy. 
A) the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Spain. 
B) the Carthaginians were forced to withdraw from Sicily and pay an indemnity to Rome. 
C) Sicily gained its independence from both Rome and Carthage. 
D) Rome was forced to relinquish its Mediterranean claims. 
E) Pyrrhus invaded Italy.

Question 8

define the following term:
-Roman Senate

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The Roman Senate was a political institu

Question 9

The main achievement of the Hortensian law in Roman constitutional history was its

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A) removal of patricians from civic government. 
B) establishment of the death penalty for treason against the state. 
C) ruling that all plebiscita passed by the plebeian assembly had the force of law and were binding even upon the patricians. 
D) banishment of all Greeks law from the Roman legal system. 
E) giving citizenship to non-Romans. 
A) removal of patricians from civic government. 
B) establishment of the death penalty for treason against the state. 
C) ruling that all plebiscita passed by the plebeian assembly had the force of law and were binding even upon the patricians. 
D) banishment of all Greeks law from the Roman legal system. 
E) giving citizenship to non-Romans.

Question 10

define the following term:
-The rape of Lucretia

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The rape of Lucretia is a tragic event f

Question 11

As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as

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A) consuls. 
B) quaestors. 
C) colonnae. 
D) proconsuls and propraetors. 
E) tribunes. 
A) consuls. 
B) quaestors. 
C) colonnae. 
D) proconsuls and propraetors. 
E) tribunes.

Question 12

The Second Punic War saw Carthage

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A) try to force a naval war in the Mediterranean as a precursor to invasion of Italy. 
B) precipitate the war by encroaching on Roman Gaul. 
C) enlist the forces of its Mongol allies. 
D) capture and sack the city of Rome. 
E) carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps. 
A) try to force a naval war in the Mediterranean as a precursor to invasion of Italy. 
B) precipitate the war by encroaching on Roman Gaul. 
C) enlist the forces of its Mongol allies. 
D) capture and sack the city of Rome. 
E) carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps.

Question 13

define the following term:
-optimates and populares

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The optimates and populares were two opp

Question 14

The equites

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A) were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans who appeared in the late Republic. 
B) were a new military order created by Caesar. 
C) competed with the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. 
D) were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. 
E) were second class citizens of non-Roman origin. 
A) were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans who appeared in the late Republic. 
B) were a new military order created by Caesar. 
C) competed with the optimates for power in the Roman Senate. 
D) were advisors to proconsuls in the provinces of the Republic. 
E) were second class citizens of non-Roman origin.

Question 15

The Carthaginians originated from

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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 16

All of the following were results of the Roman civil wars of 43-30 B.C.E. except the

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A) Second Triumvirate's defeat of Pompey at the Battle of Actium. 
B) defeat of Caesar's assassins. 
C) demise of republican institutions. 
D) rule of Octavian. 
E) the suicide of Antony and Cleopatra. 
A) Second Triumvirate's defeat of Pompey at the Battle of Actium. 
B) defeat of Caesar's assassins. 
C) demise of republican institutions. 
D) rule of Octavian. 
E) the suicide of Antony and Cleopatra.

Question 17

What advantages and disadvantages did integration into Rome's empire offer conquered peoples?

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The integration into Rome's empire offer

Question 18

define the following term:
-Crassus and Spartacus

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Crassus and Spartacus are two historical

Question 19

Julius Caesar

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A) defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B) dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C) was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D) married Cleopatra. 
E) led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity. 
A) defeated Crassus at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C.E. 
B) dissolved the Senate while he was dictator for life. 
C) was assassinated for his strong beliefs in republican institutions. 
D) married Cleopatra. 
E) led military commands in Spain and especially Gaul that enhanced his popularity.

Question 20

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The Roman Republic

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

Cicero

define the following term: -Octavian

Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in 31 B.C.E. at the Battle of Actium, thus symbolically ending the Roman Republic.

define the following term: -Julius Caesar

In the "struggle of the orders," what did the plebeians want, and what did they succeed in getting? Can it be said that Rome became a democracy because of this struggle? Why or why not?

As a result of the First Punic War

define the following term: -Roman Senate

The main achievement of the Hortensian law in Roman constitutional history was its

define the following term: -The rape of Lucretia

As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as

The Second Punic War saw Carthage

define the following term: -optimates and populares

The equites

The Carthaginians originated from

All of the following were results of the Roman civil wars of 43-30 B.C.E. except the

What advantages and disadvantages did integration into Rome's empire offer conquered peoples?

define the following term: -Crassus and Spartacus

Julius Caesar

The Latin alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet.

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