Question 1

Which of the following is not true of the Colosseum:

Accepted Answer

A) Its official name was the Flavian Amphitheater. 
B) It could seat 50,000 spectators. 
C) It was the scene of gladiatorial combats. 
D) It was built by Vespasian. 
E) It was destroyed by Caligula. 
A) Its official name was the Flavian Amphitheater. 
B) It could seat 50,000 spectators. 
C) It was the scene of gladiatorial combats. 
D) It was built by Vespasian. 
E) It was destroyed by Caligula.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the second century and the third century C.E. in the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

The second century and the third century

Question 3

The colonies of veterans established by Augustus throughout the empire

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A) were used exclusively to maintain domestic order within the provinces. 
B) drained the imperial treasury of its funds and caused financial crisis. 
C) drew extra criticism to the emperor. 
D) often rebelled against imperial authority. 
E) proved especially valuable in Romanizing the provinces. 
A) were used exclusively to maintain domestic order within the provinces. 
B) drained the imperial treasury of its funds and caused financial crisis. 
C) drew extra criticism to the emperor. 
D) often rebelled against imperial authority. 
E) proved especially valuable in Romanizing the provinces.

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

define the following term:
-Caligula and Nero

Accepted Answer

Caligula and Nero were two of the most i

Question 6

Hadrian built a defensive wall in which Roman territory?

Accepted Answer

A) Dacia. 
B) Arabia. 
C) Mesopotamia. 
D) Britain. 
E) Gaul. 
A) Dacia. 
B) Arabia. 
C) Mesopotamia. 
D) Britain. 
E) Gaul.

Question 7

define the following term:
-imperator

Accepted Answer

Imperator is a Latin word meaning "comma

Question 8

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

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A) Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. 
B) All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. 
C) Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. 
D) The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. 
E) The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors. 
A) Emperors took more and more actual ruling power away from the old Senate. 
B) All efforts to achieve bureaucratic organization of imperial government eventually failed. 
C) Emperors turned over more and more of the daily affairs of government to the Senate. 
D) The power of imperial military forces stationed in Rome declined. 
E) The Senate seized political power, against the wishes of the weak emperors.

Question 9

The largest area of Roman innovation in architecture was

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A) the use of concrete on a massive scale. 
B) stained glass. 
C) colonnades. 
D) the vault. 
E) the pillar. 
A) the use of concrete on a massive scale. 
B) stained glass. 
C) colonnades. 
D) the vault. 
E) the pillar.

Question 10

Concerning social classes during early Roman Empire,

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A) provincials were allowed to hold certain high magisterial positions. 
B) the power of the equestrian class was expanded. 
C) the Senate was expanded to include 400 equestrians. 
D) debt slavery was ended as a means to acquire slaves. 
E) independent farms made up the soldiers in Rome's legions. 
A) provincials were allowed to hold certain high magisterial positions. 
B) the power of the equestrian class was expanded. 
C) the Senate was expanded to include 400 equestrians. 
D) debt slavery was ended as a means to acquire slaves. 
E) independent farms made up the soldiers in Rome's legions.

Question 11

define the following term:
-insulae

Accepted Answer

Insulae were apartment buildings in anci

Question 12

define the following term:
-Galen

Accepted Answer

Galen, also known as Galen of Pergamon,

Question 13

In the face of overpopulation throughout the empire, Augustus discouraged the growth of large families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

define the following term:
-Horace

Accepted Answer

Horace was a Roman poet during the time

Question 15

define the following term:
-Colosseum and the baths of Caracalla

Accepted Answer

The Colosseum and the Baths of Caracalla

Question 16

The Art of Love

Accepted Answer

A) condemned the loose sexual morals of the Roman upper classes. 
B) caused great displeasure to Augustus and led to Ovid's eventual exile. 
C) was a guidebook for married women. 
D) was a poetical treatise on romantic love. 
E) all of the above 
A) condemned the loose sexual morals of the Roman upper classes. 
B) caused great displeasure to Augustus and led to Ovid's eventual exile. 
C) was a guidebook for married women. 
D) was a poetical treatise on romantic love. 
E) all of the above

Question 17

define the following term:
-Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

Accepted Answer

Marcus Aurelius' Meditations is a collec

Question 18

The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the Roman Empire in second century C.E. was a true Golden Age. What evidence could give credence to Gibbon's argument, and what evidence could be given to refute it?

Accepted Answer

The historian Edward Gibbon's claim that

Question 19

Scientific medicine entered the Roman world at

Accepted Answer

A) the beginning of the Republic. 
B) the end of the reign of Octavian. 
C) the beginning of the Christian era. 
D) the end of the third century B.C.E. 
E) the behest of Julius Caesar. 
A) the beginning of the Republic. 
B) the end of the reign of Octavian. 
C) the beginning of the Christian era. 
D) the end of the third century B.C.E. 
E) the behest of Julius Caesar.

Question 20

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

Accepted Answer

A) pontifex 
B) dominus 
C) overlord 
D) senator 
E) princeps 
A) pontifex 
B) dominus 
C) overlord 
D) senator 
E) princeps

Exam 6: The Roman Empire

Which of the following is not true of the Colosseum:

Compare and contrast the second century and the third century C.E. in the Roman Empire.

The colonies of veterans established by Augustus throughout the empire

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

define the following term: -Caligula and Nero

Hadrian built a defensive wall in which Roman territory?

define the following term: -imperator

Which of the following trends developed during the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors?

The largest area of Roman innovation in architecture was

Concerning social classes during early Roman Empire,

define the following term: -insulae

define the following term: -Galen

In the face of overpopulation throughout the empire, Augustus discouraged the growth of large families.

define the following term: -Horace

define the following term: -Colosseum and the baths of Caracalla

The Art of Love

define the following term: -Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

The historian Edward Gibbon claimed that the Roman Empire in second century C.E. was a true Golden Age. What evidence could give credence to Gibbon's argument, and what evidence could be given to refute it?

Scientific medicine entered the Roman world at

The Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and imperator (emperor), but he preferred to be addressed as

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