Question 1

Talk about:
-Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Accepted Answer

Jupiter Optimus Maximus was the supreme

Question 2

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

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A) a client to a patron or wealthy citizen. 
B) the oldest son in a family. 
C) an upper-class aristocrat. 
D) a common person. 
E) the male head of the family. 
A) a client to a patron or wealthy citizen. 
B) the oldest son in a family. 
C) an upper-class aristocrat. 
D) a common person. 
E) the male head of the family.

Question 3

By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he

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A) was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate. 
B) was willing to compromise with Pompey. 
C) had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. 
D) wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates. 
E) was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome. 
A) was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate. 
B) was willing to compromise with Pompey. 
C) had no will to fight his enemies in Rome. 
D) wished to retire peacefully to his rural estates. 
E) was a loyal Roman citizen, willing to return peacefully to Rome.

Question 4

Talk about:
-753 B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

In 753 B.C.E., the city of Rome was foun

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

In the "struggle of the orders," the ple

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 "plebeian." 
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 "plebeian."

Question 7

Talk about:
-Twelve Tables

Accepted Answer

The Twelve Tables were a set of laws wri

Question 8

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 9

Talk about:
-The rape of Lucretia

Accepted Answer

The rape of Lucretia is a tragic event f

Question 10

In Roman household cults, Janus was

Accepted Answer

A) the spirit of the doorway. 
B) the goddess of the harvest. 
C) the spirit of the storehouse. 
D) the spirit of mischief. 
E) the goddess of childbirth. 
A) the spirit of the doorway. 
B) the goddess of the harvest. 
C) the spirit of the storehouse. 
D) the spirit of mischief. 
E) the goddess of childbirth.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Carthage and the Punic Wars

Accepted Answer

Carthage was an ancient city located in

Question 12

Talk about:
-rhetoric

Accepted Answer

Rhetoric is the art of using language ef

Question 13

Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?

Accepted Answer

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 14

The Roman Senate

Accepted Answer

A) was the chief legislative body of the Republic. 
B) could only advise the magistrates in legal matters. 
C) was the most important popular assembly. 
D) saw its power wane by the third century B.C.E. 
E) was the only body with total military authority. 
A) was the chief legislative body of the Republic. 
B) could only advise the magistrates in legal matters. 
C) was the most important popular assembly. 
D) saw its power wane by the third century B.C.E. 
E) was the only body with total military authority.

Question 15

Talk about:
-Sulla

Accepted Answer

Sulla, also known as Lucius Cornelius Su

Question 16

Talk about:
-Second Triumvirate

Accepted Answer

The Second Triumvirate was a political a

Question 17

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Talk about:
-dictator, praetors, quaestors, aediles, censors

Accepted Answer

Dictator, praetors, quaestors, aediles,

Question 19

Talk about:
-Marius

Accepted Answer

Marius is a character in the classic Fre

Question 20

Talk about:
-the Battle of Actium

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Actium was a decisive nava

Talk about: -Jupiter Optimus Maximus

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he

Talk about: -753 B.C.E.

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?

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

Talk about: -Twelve Tables

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

Talk about: -The rape of Lucretia

In Roman household cults, Janus was

Talk about: -Carthage and the Punic Wars

Talk about: -rhetoric

Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?

The Roman Senate

Talk about: -Sulla

Talk about: -Second Triumvirate

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

Talk about: -dictator, praetors, quaestors, aediles, censors

Talk about: -Marius

Talk about: -the Battle of Actium

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Exam 5: The Roman Republic

Talk about: -Jupiter Optimus Maximus

The paterfamilias in Roman society was

By crossing the Rubicon, Caesar showed that he

Talk about: -753 B.C.E.

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?

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

Talk about: -Twelve Tables

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

Talk about: -The rape of Lucretia

In Roman household cults, Janus was

Talk about: -Carthage and the Punic Wars

Talk about: -rhetoric

Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?

The Roman Senate

Talk about: -Sulla

Talk about: -Second Triumvirate

The most significant non-Latin influence upon early Rome came from the Etruscans.

Talk about: -dictator, praetors, quaestors, aediles, censors

Talk about: -Marius

Talk about: -the Battle of Actium

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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