Question 1

Talk about:
-Vestal Virgins

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The Vestal Virgins were priestesses of V

Question 2

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 3

Talk about:
-Octavian

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Octavian, also known as Augustus, was a

Question 4

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

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A) Cato. 
B) Scipio. 
C) Marius. 
D) Pliny the Elder. 
E) Sulla. 
A) Cato. 
B) Scipio. 
C) Marius. 
D) Pliny the Elder. 
E) Sulla.

Question 5

Talk about:
-centuriate assembly

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The centuriate assembly was a political

Question 6

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 Greek 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 Greek law from the Roman legal system. 
E) giving citizenship to non-Romans.

Question 7

Talk about:
-Cicero

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Cicero, also known as Marcus Tullius Cic

Question 8

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

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A) employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor. 
B) faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies. 
C) gained a sense of security and demobilized its military. 
D) had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks. 
E) relied upon a large and professional navy. 
A) employed mercenary armies from Persia and Asia Minor. 
B) faced large, well-trained armies from the Greek colonies. 
C) gained a sense of security and demobilized its military. 
D) had to fight the soldiers of King Pyrrhus, sent against them by the Greeks. 
E) relied upon a large and professional navy.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Cato the Elder

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Cato the Elder, also known as Cato the C

Question 10

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 11

Talk about:
-latifundia

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Latifundia refers to large agricultural

Question 12

By the later Republic, Roman slaves

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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) usually came from Gaul. 
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) usually came from Gaul.

Question 13

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 14

The Roman Dictator

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A) was the spokesman for the plebeian order. 
B) exercised unlimited power for a period of usually two years. 
C) was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D) was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) was the spokesman for the plebeian order. 
B) exercised unlimited power for a period of usually two years. 
C) was responsible for getting Rome involved in the Punic Wars. 
D) was a temporary executive during the period of the Republic. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

The Greek historian Polybius described the Roman government in this fashion: "As for the Roman constitution, it had three elements, each of them possessing sovereign powers; and their respective share of power in the whole state had been regulated with such a scrupulous regard to equality and equilibrium, that no one could say for certain, not even a native, whether the constitution were an aristocracy or democracy or despotism." Is Polybius's description of the early Roman constitution an accurate one? Why or why not? Be specific.

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Polybius's description of the early Roma

Question 16

After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing

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A) comic plays. 
B) tragic theater pieces. 
C) new poems. 
D) philosophical treatises. 
E) histories of early Rome. 
A) comic plays. 
B) tragic theater pieces. 
C) new poems. 
D) philosophical treatises. 
E) histories of early Rome.

Question 17

Roman legend identifies twin brothers Romulus and Remus as the founders of Rome.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Talk about:
-nomen, praenomen, gens, cognomen

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In ancient Roman culture, the naming con

Question 19

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 20

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.

Talk about: -Vestal Virgins

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

Talk about: -Octavian

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

Talk about: -centuriate assembly

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

Talk about: -Cicero

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

Talk about: -Cato the Elder

Imperium was

Talk about: -latifundia

By the later Republic, Roman slaves

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

The Roman Dictator

After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing

Roman legend identifies twin brothers Romulus and Remus as the founders of Rome.

Talk about: -nomen, praenomen, gens, cognomen

As a result of the First Punic War

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

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Exam 5: The Roman Republic

Talk about: -Vestal Virgins

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

Talk about: -Octavian

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

Talk about: -centuriate assembly

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

Talk about: -Cicero

In defeating the Greek city-states in southern Italy, Rome

Talk about: -Cato the Elder

Imperium was

Talk about: -latifundia

By the later Republic, Roman slaves

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

The Roman Dictator

After imposed retirement from Roman politics, Cicero took up writing

Roman legend identifies twin brothers Romulus and Remus as the founders of Rome.

Talk about: -nomen, praenomen, gens, cognomen

As a result of the First Punic War

Livy's account of Cincinnatus

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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