Question 1

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the first century B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) They had legal independence inside their marriages. 
B) They had legal control over all children still at home. 
C) They were legally controlled by their husbands. 
D) They remained legally the property of their fathers. 
E) If rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously. 
A) They had legal independence inside their marriages. 
B) They had legal control over all children still at home. 
C) They were legally controlled by their husbands. 
D) They remained legally the property of their fathers. 
E) If rich enough, they could marry two husbands simultaneously.

Question 2

Talk about:
-optimates and populares

Accepted Answer

The optimates and populares were two opp

Question 3

Talk about:
-Pyrrhus and victory

Accepted Answer

Pyrrhus was a Greek general and statesma

Question 4

The head of the Roman religious observances was

Accepted Answer

A) a caesar. 
B) the vestal virgins. 
C) the tribunate. 
D) a consul. 
E) the pontifex maximus. 
A) a caesar. 
B) the vestal virgins. 
C) the tribunate. 
D) a consul. 
E) the pontifex maximus.

Question 5

Talk about:
-consuls

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-consuls...

Question 6

Talk about:
-Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Accepted Answer

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were Roman p

Question 7

Talk about:
-equites (equestrians)and nobiles

Accepted Answer

Equites, also known as equestrians, were

Question 8

Talk about:
-Spartacus

Accepted Answer

Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who l

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The late Roman Republic was plagued by a

Question 10

Talk about:
-Struggle of the Orders

Accepted Answer

The Struggle of the Orders was a signifi

Question 11

Talk about:
-the Rubicon

Accepted Answer

The Rubicon is a historically significan

Question 12

The result of the Third Punic War was

Accepted Answer

A) an alliance between Rome and Carthage. 
B) the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. 
C) the loss of Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean Sea. 
D) the sacking of Rome. 
E) the coming to power of Julius Caesar. 
A) an alliance between Rome and Carthage. 
B) the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. 
C) the loss of Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean Sea. 
D) the sacking of Rome. 
E) the coming to power of Julius Caesar.

Question 13

Talk about:
-Roman citizenship

Accepted Answer

Roman citizenship was a highly coveted s

Question 14

The Struggle of the Orders

Accepted Answer

A) was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B) was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C) was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D) was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E) was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise. 
A) was a violent conflict between Rome's citizens and their slaves. 
B) was a violent struggle between the patricians and plebeians. 
C) was a peaceful struggle between the patricians and plebeians, won completely by the patricians. 
D) was a peaceful revolution in which the plebeians were completely victorious. 
E) was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise.

Question 15

Which one of the following innovations enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters, public baths, and high-rise tenement buildings?

Accepted Answer

A) steel 
B) copper 
C) calculus 
D) concrete 
E) load-bearing arches 
A) steel 
B) copper 
C) calculus 
D) concrete 
E) load-bearing arches

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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) 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) suicide of Antony and Cleopatra.

Question 18

Talk about:
-grammaticus and the liberal arts

Accepted Answer

Grammaticus and the liberal arts are clo

Question 19

For the Romans, Italy's geography

Accepted Answer

A) provided little productive land for agriculture. 
B) divided the peninsula into small isolated communities. 
C) made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. 
D) made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task. 
E) created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult. 
A) provided little productive land for agriculture. 
B) divided the peninsula into small isolated communities. 
C) made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. 
D) made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task. 
E) created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult.

Question 20

Talk about:
-​ hastati, principes , and triarii

Accepted Answer

The hastati, principes, and triarii were

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the first century B.C.E.?

Talk about: -optimates and populares

Talk about: -Pyrrhus and victory

The head of the Roman religious observances was

Talk about: -consuls

Talk about: -Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Talk about: -equites (equestrians)and nobiles

Talk about: -Spartacus

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

Talk about: -Struggle of the Orders

Talk about: -the Rubicon

The result of the Third Punic War was

Talk about: -Roman citizenship

The Struggle of the Orders

Which one of the following innovations enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters, public baths, and high-rise tenement buildings?

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

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

Talk about: -grammaticus and the liberal arts

For the Romans, Italy's geography

Talk about: - hastati, principes , and triarii

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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

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Exam 5: The Roman Republic

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman women by the first century B.C.E.?

Talk about: -optimates and populares

Talk about: -Pyrrhus and victory

The head of the Roman religious observances was

Talk about: -consuls

Talk about: -Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

Talk about: -equites (equestrians)and nobiles

Talk about: -Spartacus

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

Talk about: -Struggle of the Orders

Talk about: -the Rubicon

The result of the Third Punic War was

Talk about: -Roman citizenship

The Struggle of the Orders

Which one of the following innovations enabled Romans to erect giant amphitheaters, public baths, and high-rise tenement buildings?

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

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

Talk about: -grammaticus and the liberal arts

For the Romans, Italy's geography

Talk about: -​ hastati, principes , and triarii

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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Talk about: - hastati, principes , and triarii